At what point should I seek help for how I feel?
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Anonymous
July 14th, 2015 3:48am
My doctor once said and I'll never, ever forget it: "If something ruins your daily life, which includes social relationships, relationship with family, with yourself, functioning on work and stuff like that, that means there is pathology that needs to be cured". And he's right !
So that's my answer. When you see your symptoms are ruining your daily life. And also, you should seek help when you FEEL that you need to seek help.
I hope you all reading this get the right treatment.
You should always seek help if you feel you need it. There is no point where you need to be helped, you know when you need to.
When you begin to sense that these feelings are interfering with your every day enjoyment of life and the things that you love.
instead of asking for help or advice literally you should just start discussing your problems as soon as you realise there is or might be one. This will help you to look at the situation differently and options available to you and probably find your own solutions at the earliest.
I think that we seek help when we are stuck and we are aware that we need help. If I am stuck on the side of the road with a flat tire, I can solve the problem by getting the spare tire and replacing it. But, what if I don't know how to change a flat tire or my spare is also flat? Clearly, I need help. Now, I could call AAA or call a friend for help. In the same way, if I am dealing with feeling anxiety or depression, I need to call for help to help me cope or resolve my situation.
It's perfectly okay to not feel okay, I want you to know that... You are not alone in all this. But if you're waking up everyday with feelings of unexplainable sadness or having thoughts of harming yourself or others, TALK TO SOMEBODY! It is never too early to seek help for how you are feeling. I know this sounds cheesy, but even just talking to anyone about the way you're feeling: a therapist, a teacher, a parent, a sibling, a friend, even a listener on 7 Cups of Tea, ANYONE... can dramatically help! I hope you start to feel better soon. Feel free to private message me if you'd like to continue talking. Things do get better. Believe me.
Best Wishes,
Francesca Gabrielle
It is never too early to seek help. Try and get out in front of the feelings before they get worse.
I believe a person should seek help when it starts to interfere with your everyday life or routine.
If you are ever concerned with how you are feeling, talking to a professional is perfectly okay. It's better to be aware of what's going on, even if it's nothing, than be confused.
At the point where it becomes difficult to live your life unhindered by these problematic feelings, or other people voice concern for your wellbeing.
The simple answer is; whenever you want. It's nothing to be ashamed of, even for smaller things. But when you start thinking of yourself as unworthy, or if you feel like you don't want to live on, it's important to seek help. But like I said, even for the smaller things it's totally okay to talk to a professional.
It is never too late to seek help for how you feel. If you need to get help, then get it. Help doesn't have an expiration date. Get the help if you feel you need it.
Anonymous
August 16th, 2016 12:07am
Generally, one should seek help when their emotional problems or feelings are interfering with their everyday life. It depends on the situation and the feelings, but if you think you might need help it is a good idea to seek it out.
If it affects your daily basis you cannot function well on everyday living and if you feel sad worthless etc even when you have suicidal thoughts that is the most important you should seek help
It’s important that you seek help whenever you feel like you’d need it. This can be any type of help from simply asking a family member or talking to a friend about how they feel or getting professional help from doctors and therapists. The point you should seek help for how you feel is down to you, if you feel like you can’t cope with how you’re feeling or are struggling in any way, get help.
Anonymous
April 24th, 2018 11:45pm
Don't wait for things to get worse. Try to seek help as soon as you feel that it's negatively impacting your life. Think about your health and ask yourself do I see myself improving? Or do I see no way out?
Anonymous
May 31st, 2016 5:28am
As soon as possible. Do not keep it to yourself because it will only hurt you. 7cups is always here to listen.
When you no longer feel you can manage that on your own. If your coping skills exceeded their felt limit.
Anonymous
September 1st, 2015 4:18pm
There is not a right time or wrong time to ask for help, it is whenever you feel most comfortable or when you might be feeling a little too much overwhelmed. The important thing is if you feel safe, comfortable, and okay sharing what you are feeling.
I would personally seek help anytime I am not feeling myself. For me it would depend on what type of help I seeked depending on how I feel. If I just wanted to talk, I would come to a place like 7 cups of Tea about my feelings. But, If I was feeling really down or hopeless I would seek further assistance and resources.
When you see that your situation is getting out of your hands and you start to feel like you can't handle it anymore. Even if you just have doubts, it's always better to seek help. Take care xx
Anonymous
May 1st, 2015 2:17am
As soon as possible. The longer you leave it the harder and worse it gets. Remember what ever it is can be preventable
Anonymous
July 6th, 2015 6:03pm
First and foremost you should seek help when you are ready to get help, this is a first and very crucial step. There are many points at which you should consider seeing a mental health professional, when your problems start to interfere with your daily life is a big sign. Another is if you start to think about harming yourself or others. A sign that you may want to see a mental health professional is when you start to question if you should. Overall there are many points when you may want to consider seeing a mental health professional, but mostly when you feel comfortable doing so.
It is important to seek help when you are ready to. If someone makes you get help it is likely you won't continue as your heart isn't in it. When you recognise you have a problem and you decide to seek help is the first step to being free.
Anonymous
June 18th, 2015 7:27am
When your feelings become too difficult to control. When you start to wonder if you should end your life.
There is no point. Emotional pain isn't like a flower that get's to a certain point before you pluck it. Going for help is strictly up to you. What it comes down to is if you feel ready. I know it sounds silly, but if you feel ready for help, go for it. There is nothing wrong with waiting, just don't forget that there are people out there who care and make you their priority. Seek help whenever you want.
I believe the point at which you should seek help for the way you feel is if it is having a negative impact upon your life, your career, your relationships, any aspect of your life really.
If you have someone you can trust to talk to about it, right away. If you have plenty of money and good health insurance, get some therapy as soon as you're having any problems. Otherwise, you may have to do a cost-benefit analysis. Generally a good time to seek help (if you don't have to move mountains and put yourself in massive debt to get it) is when the problem is nagging at you often enough that it's starting to distract you from other things, or if you sense it's heading in that direction. In a nutshell: do it as early as possible unless it will be a huge hardship. If it is a huge hardship, start making plans to do it before it gets really bad, and try to find and use everything free that you can.
Anonymous
May 8th, 2015 3:01pm
When you feel like you cannot handle your emotions on your own, or if you're starting to have self-destructive thoughts.
If you experience a significant amount of distress, and if your experience is disturbing your personal, professional and social life, it would be beneficial to seek help.
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