Not Ready for Therapy? - A Rooted Mental Health Resource

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If you’re wondering if therapy could be a good fit for you, here are some questions we’d ask you to consider:

1. Have you ever felt depressed (ie numb to the world or so sad you couldn’t control it)?

2. Have you ever had difficulty breathing while thinking about something stressful?

3. Have you ever been harmed by another person or come close to a near-death experience?

4. Did you ever feel neglected as a child?

5. Do you generally feel misunderstood by most people?

6. Do you struggle with loneliness and making friends?

7. Have you ever considered hurting yourself or someone else?

8. Do you ever struggle to get out of bed or complete daily activities like brushing your teeth or eating?

9. Do you suffer from insomnia?

10. Is it difficult for you to manage stress?

11. Do you find you’re often irritable with other people when it’s not necessarily called for?

12. Do you have trouble identifying how you’re feeling?

13. Do you have goals you want to accomplish but don’t know where to start?

14. Do you struggle to focus or remember important things?

15. Do you ever feel out of touch within your body almost as though you’re watching your life instead of living it?

16. Is it difficult for you to communicate with loved ones to the point where it often ends in conflict?

17. Do you ever find yourself focusing on one problem to the point of being unable to think of anything else?

If you answered yes (or even maybe) to any of the above questions, we strongly recommend you consider therapy.

For immediate help, please visit these resources.

To book a session with us, click here.

For help finding a therapist, read this blog post.

Check out these non-clinical definitions created by Rooted, specially crafted based off of years of personal and therapeutic experience.

Specifically, talk therapy or the field of counseling, is when a mental health professional (ie a mental health counselor or social worker) treats you via science-based talk therapy. There are many different science-based approaches that therapists use and finding the right kind for you is key!
Feeling sad, low, or numb more than not. It often comes with symptoms like a low appetite, sleep changes, lack of enjoyment in your life, and even thoughts of self-harm. If you’re experiencing any of the above, it’s time to get help!
A mental health condition that is marked by incredible difficulty concentrating, memory loss, executive function issues, and chaotic communication patterns. In women, ADHD can look like depression.
An experience, normally either life threatening or scary in nature (ie abuse), that causes extreme anxiety symptoms and hypervigilance for an extended period of time.

Your psychological well being or lack thereof - this normally includes your thoughts, feelings, and even behaviors as these are all connected! goes here
Stress or distress due to fear, which is often called for but can become disproportionate to your life circumstances. When this happens, it’s time to get help!
Chronic fatigue or apathy that often comes from a life-time or prolonged period of time where you’ve been outworking yourself.
A severe anxiety disorder that is marked by both obsessions and compulsions. An example is being obsessed with the thought that something bad is going to happen so you then have to touch your front door a specific number of times because it feels like this will stop the bad thing from happening. OCD is not just a desire for cleanliness or an aversion to germs.