3 Mental Health Tips if You Can’t Afford Therapy

I’ve been fortunate enough to work in mental health care, and it was at a pretty expensive treatment facility. About 99.9% of the people who came through had amazing insurance, but one of the reasons I started my YouTube channel and write articles on Medium is because I know many people are in the situation I was in when I started working on my mental health seven years ago.

Seven years ago, I had no money and no insurance. Treatment or even therapy wasn’t an option for me, and I know many of you are in the same situation. The mental health care system in the United States sucks, and I know many of you who are in other countries struggle with getting adequate care as well.

If you can afford therapy, do it. I’m lucky enough today to be an affiliate of BetterHelp online therapy, and I love my therapist. Before I had access to a therapist, I made a lot of excuses not to help myself, and you may be stuck in that same situation. The reality is that there are quite a few options for working on your mental health even if you can’t afford therapy, and here are a few of them (and they’re great to supplement to therapy as well).

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