How to Know When to Seek Therapy?

[ADAATeamLise]

People often wonder. When does it make sense to begin therapy? Therapists use two primary reasons to see if treatment would be recommended. We call it level of distress and impairment in functioning. The simple translation for you is how upset do you feel about what you are experiencing, and how much is the anxiety or depression getting in the way of things you want to do (hobby, spending time with others) or need to do (school or work).

Read this blog post by ADAA member Dr. Lynne Siqueland: adaa.org/learn-from-us/from...

[hypercat54]

It's a bit different in the UK. Due to severe lack of funding only the most extreme of cases get therapy on the NHS. Private therapy is very expensive and out of many people's reach.