I think if people can afford to and can find a therapist they can work with well, great.

If they can't afford to or if therapists are totally stupid ("Well did you WANT to be raped?" or "Here's how you end your life") then one can seek out things on their own. I've done a lot of self-healing through books because I refused to let BAD therapists ruin my life. Oh, and there was the one who gave me a list of 7 major things I HAD to change overnight to be mentally healthy... and his first item was I had to hate my parents which I refused to do. Hatred never heals anything, just causes new problems.... having seen those three, I walked...

and I do a lot of research and create my own list of self-help tools. I've learned my emotional cycles... and how long I am likely to be REALLY down when I am. When I come back up, I an never laughingly happy, just content. Don't know if this helps or not, but it's my way of dealing with it all.