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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (3 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

This is a thread about things people bought. Money is implied.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

because everything else people have listed are free

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

A lot of it is single time purchases, therapy is a subscription service.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Absolutely, but its well worth the cost. You improve your own life and the lives of all of the people you interact with since you're not projecting your trauma or having them bear the weight of your mental ill health as much.

It isn't a cost that everyone can afford and that's okay, but it should be high on pretty much everybody's list of "things to get".

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Not everyone can afford to spend 60-70 EUR each week plus driving and 1.5h to see a shrink. And those who can't afford that are usually the ones who need therapy the most.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

You don't have to go every week necessarily, though for some people that might be beneficial. I personally only see my therapist for 1 hour every month. Therefore, it only costs me 80 USD (โ‰ˆ74 EUR) per month.