[Pinkachu93]

Um...I'm still feeling I'm just bothering here, so sorry about that.

I explained my situation in this topic (triggers hidden with code):
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My question is...well...I'm not sure which topic I should write in, so I just chose this. So...
Is it useful to ask for help in real life?
I mean mostly only therapy. I don't want to take any type of medication.

Possible trigger:

I'm actually scared of taking any kind of medicine I have to swallow, I had some bad experience in the past and I'm afraid I couldn't take them smoothly. I only can take very-very small pills when it's necessary.

When I finally asked for help (well, I might've skipped that too on my own; I was a bit forced to go by a few friends) back in school, I felt I wasn't taken seriously. I don't remember many good things about talking to the counsellor, actually, I remember the bad things better...also, my family is very conservative about these kinds of issues, so I've always been keeping quiet. (I think I wrote a bit more on this topic in the burnout topic I linked above.)

I don't even know if anything is available for students at uni...

I think I could send an e-mail to another counsellor - they held some career-related school activities for each class back in high school, and they were really kind (I went to X to talk, and never to Y). Maybe Y could give some advice because it's their profession after all. Well, it's been a few years since they held those lessons, but maybe...maybe I could just write to Y.
(I'm sure these things differ from country to country.)

So...I'm kind of stuck.

Possible trigger:

I'm feeling that maybe I shouldn't ask anyone anything about these kinds of things. I deserve to be like this anyway. I'm just not worth asking for help. Why should I bother others?

What I would like to ask is:

- Did you find it useful to ask for help?
- If so, did it help you?
- If you don't mind telling this, what kind of therapy did you do/do you do?

Thanks a lot for any kind of information. I will keep reading the forum, but I felt I needed to ask on my own too.

[waterknob1234]

Hi Pinkachu. Your screen name makes me think of the pokemon cards my son used to love so much. Anyway, after reading your post, I agree with sending an e-mail to the counselor. Counseling and therapy could be helpful for you and you are worth it.

It may be hard to reach out for help but it is well worthwhile. Sometimes it is good to have your thoughts and feelings in writing ahead of time before you go to see a counselor. Maybe even copy your post on here. That way, you can make sure you communicate what you need to the therapist.

Don't be too hard on yourself. College is hard. Sometimes it takes longer to finish than you anticipate, but don't give up. Due to stress I dropped out of college many years ago. Now I wish I would have stayed in and just changed my major.

Do what you need to do to get help because you are worth it and your life is worth it.

[striking]

Typically universities offer some type of service or referrals to local mental health clinics. Or you can do a web search for clinics in your area.