Therapy

Stress, anxiety, and depression can sometimes cause a lack of care for yourself. Making sure to maintain healthy sleeping habits, eating habits, and motivation during the hard times is key. Making sure you meet your emotional and physical needs is important, which is why today’s self-care focus is therapy. Often talking to someone helps relieve anxiety or stress and improves one’s mood. Talking to a professional can help guide a person to the root of a negative thought, leading to a better management of triggers.

Speaking to a therapist provides a person with an nonjudgmental, professional ear to process their emotions and develop the proper tools in dealing with tough emotions. While therapy can be expense, today therapy has become increasingly more accessible. For example, there now several companies that offer virtual and mobile therapy sessions for half of the traditional cost.

Some of the most popular companies are TalkSpace, Betterhelp, Teen Counseling, and Pride Counseling. If you are interested in finding a therapist in your area, you can check out the Georgia Psychological Association website at https://www.gapsychology.org/search/custom.asp?id=2175. If you or a loved one is having thoughts of suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at (800) 273-8255, or dial 911. The Crisis Text Line for Georgia is Text GA to 741741, this is a free 24/7 text line for people in crisis.