Genuinely, what do you do when you want to get help but can’t afford it ?
I don’t really know how to explain this properly, but for years now I’ve felt emotionally exhausted, unmotivated, disconnected from people, and honestly just kind of numb a lot of the time.
Some days are okay, but other days it feels hard to do basic things or imagine things getting better.
I’ve started wondering if I might be depressed.
I’d really like to go to therapy and actually talk to someone professional about what’s going on, maybe even get a diagnosis if that’s what this is. The problem is I genuinely can’t afford therapy right now. Even the “affordable” options I’ve looked at are way out of my budget, and I don’t have insurance that covers mental health care.
It’s frustrating because I want help. I want to feel better and work on myself instead of just sitting in this all the time. But not being able to access help makes me feel kind of stuck and hopeless.
Has anyone else been in this position? Were there any free or low-cost resources that actually helped you? Or things you did while waiting until therapy became possible?
I’m not looking for pity I just want to know I’m not alone in this and maybe hear what helped other people get through it.