Pardon me, English is my 2nd language.
As you can see from the title, I have no idea what to type.
I'm from a developing Asian country where therapy services are expensive to most average people (0.85 USD/15 minutes of therapy, for example), counseling is non-existant and supports are scarce because of stigma. That is why I'm here as I did not receive much help from my surrounding.
[edited by FM Erato, 12/25/18 for expressing active suicidal tendencies. Please check out the community guidelines here]
@Djohnoe
Welcome to the support community! This is a good resource to get supplemental help in dealing with depression. Your last sentence might not have translated correctly. I hope that you are not contemplating suicide before January. Where I live, therapy is expensive and questionable. For example, I spent $250USD to talk to a psychiatrist and $100USB for a follow-up. The medications aren't working for me, and I can't afford to get more therapy. When I say questionable, I mean that the therapist simply gives me some random document that talks about therapy or is a worksheet on things that are completely irrelevant to my issues. So, I suspect mental health care around the world is not good.
In addition to the support forums, you can talk to a live person when you need someone to listen in real time. There are also some helpful documents available that can offer tips in dealing with depression. I hope you have a wonderful day today.
@Darkseed
I'll be "fine" until January. [edited by FM Erato, 12/25/18 for expressing active suicidal tendencies. Please check out the community guidelines here]
At the moment, I'm coping with coding.
@Djohnoe I'm very sorry to hear that you're not getting the support you deserve. It's really hard to destigmatize mental health issues and I'm sad to hear the scarcity of professional help or support being provided in your area. However, I hope you'd reconsider things. Apparently, 7cups isn't a crisis resource and I've seen your forum posts expressing active suicidal ideation. 7cups doesn't really cater crisis as it's only for emotional support. If a user is actively suicidal, they must be referred to appropriate resources like suicide.org or imalive.org. I'm very concerned about you and your safety. Please don't hesitate to check out other online crisis resources you can reach out to. And feel free to come back here once you're no longer actively suicidal or have received the professional support you need.
I got nothing. I'm lost.
No crisis center nor hotline dedicated to suicide prevention available in my area, even if I look up on Google with my native language (Vietnamese).
I'm still coding to cope up with this.
I'm a young man (22). Another call for help may be answered with "weak".
I believe in Jesus Christ. Another call for help may be answered with "not enough faith".
I'm considering pretending to be American to get help, again.
@Djohnoe
Can you use a voice over IP service like Skype to call a crises number to talk to someone? This is a crises number to call 1-800-273-8255.
