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I’m thinking about finally going to talk with a professional and try to get a diagnosis and treatment plan- does anyone have any advice or recommendations? I’m nervous and don’t know if I’m doing the right thing lol
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Anonymous 5w

If you have a primary care physician you trust, start there and ask for a referral. There are a lot of whackos online and you’ll want to start with a trustworthy source. Also, stay far away from Betterhelp. There are more life coaches posing as therapists than actual therapists, and they won’t be upfront about it

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5w

That makes sense thank you. Is it bad to skip a primary care physician and go straight to a psychiatrist? My pcp is out of state and it doesn’t seem like talking to them first would make much difference anyway if they are just going to send me to someone else

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5w

You can’t pose as a therapist without having a license to practice therapy so i’m not sure I agree with you.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 5w

Go straight to a psychiatrist just like you would any other specialist.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 4w

No if you have a psychiatrist that’s good too!

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 4w

It’s less that the individual is posing as a therapist, and more that BetterHelp advertises that all of its practitioners are licensed therapists, and that isn’t true. From personal experience, I had to go through 10 different “licensed therapists” that were actually life coaches and priests before leaving the platform all together

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