The other night I was in severe crisis and I called the crisis line in hopes of alleviating my anxiety but they barely talk to you. All they did was let me vent but they couldn’t offer any sound advice or even some real words of comfort. It was just the same old “oh I’m so sorry you feel that way” nonsense. I asked if there was any government-funded counsellors I could speak to as I can’t afford to pay for one out of pocket but no such service exists. The only services available were mental health professionals but I’ve seen them before and they didn’t help at all. If anything they only aggravated the problem (and weren’t the nicest people I’ve ever met either by the way) as they treat a crisis as a medical matter and not in a emotional matter. It seems mental health professionals don’t actually care about your happiness so much as they do to stabilize you, only for you to fall back in to that dark place about what’s bothering you later on. It seems like only people with money get a chance to address their issues with therapy and psychiatry is for everyone else.

What’s the deal?