Make mental health simple (again)?

... and what should you expect from going to a therapist

Hi all! This might look like another boring & unnecessary newsletter on a subject over-covered in the past years: emotions and mental health. It might as well be. But bear with us. 

We learned that looking after your mental health looks like this:

A wise and dependable person who listens attentively and gives his insights on your problems and how to tackle them.

This used to be the case. (*still is now)

But this image also tells a quite dire story about what it takes to take care of your mental health. Sometimes it looks like this, but most of the time it’s simpler.

So this is what we want to do with this piece of information: give you a curated source of helpful mental health tips, reading recommendations, and interesting and relevant stuff on “how to mental health” that we stumble upon on the internet and keep you in the loop.

We’ll start with “What to expect when you go to therapy”

1. This is a cool article (in Romanian) about what it’s like for men to decide to go to therapy and what were their expectations:

“Most think that talking about your feelings is useless and weak.”

See in the article what it is like to go to therapy and what to expect.

2. What to look for when you look for a therapist

   • Start with recommendations from friends or people you trust.

   • Get some 3 contacts and spend some time searching about the specialists.

   • Look for the way they present themselves & their articles - this gives you a bit of insight into their tone of voice and what kind of issues they have experience with.

   • Look for someone with a serious accreditation. Therapy with angels & energy of life are not in this category.

3. Should I prepare for the first session?

   Not necessarily. This is an excellent resource if you need to explore more. It’s helpful to have an overview of what you want to accomplish in therapy, even though it might not be entirely clear to you.

   

   Schedule some time after the session to reflect on what you just discussed.

That’s it for now. See you next week!