• CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    Thank her for me. I don’t know how they do it. I talked to my therapist about my fear of causing her emotional distress working with me through my issues, and she assured me that where she is, they have plenty of resources to get their own help when they need it. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t hard as hell on them.

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      3 hours ago

      I will. I can’t speak for your therapists situation, but not all of them have access to necessary resources. There are all too many companies/orgs/whatever out there who see mental health as just a cash grab and hire therapists in and trap them financially and professionally (for lack of better description) into holes they can’t get out of. Not saying all of them obviously. Just be sure to check out the company thoroughly. A lot of them have some of the same worries and traumas you do, and honestly a simple thank you goes way further than you think. It happens far less frequently than you think and I know my wife always gets a boost when she hears a simple thank you or saying how much help she has given.

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        3 hours ago

        I figured it’s as much of a shit show as the rest of the healthcare industry. Which makes those that push through all the bullshit to help others that much more special.