> The mantra taught to young people today is “If you’re having trouble, get professional help.” This is the same thing you often hear in my country. You're alw

> The mantra taught to young people today is “If you’re having trouble, get professional help.” This is the same thing you often hear in my country. You're always told to seek help, but talking to professionals is almost entirely useless due to some sort of total societal inhibition. As in, the media and lobby groups will push a message that "we all find it hard to talk about mental health, so if you have an issue, go to a pro"....but it seems like pros find it just as hard. They almost definitely will not prescribe medicine, public waiting lists for therapists are long, the private costs for professionals with medical qualifications are prohibitive, and people can call themselves counsellors with almost no qualifications leading to a poor array of options. Unless you're afflicted to the point that you've already committed a crime, you're probably not going to get much satisfaction from doctors.