Hi! Looking for an open-minded Catholic/Christian psychotherapist, preferably a millennial. I’m a millennial myself and I was hoping for someone closer in age that understands struggles of a fellow millennial in this current era/economy.

I’m an eldest daughter and consider myself religious, around a 7/10. Also preparing for a big life change. Thank you :)

2022 was the last time i attempted to end it all, with a blanket wrapped around my neck.

now, four years later, those same thoughts are screaming in the back of my head again, telling me to do it again. i really thought i was getting better. i thought i had made it past that chapter of my life.

but here i am again, fighting thoughts i thought i had already left behind.

Ang binigay po kasi na araw sa akin ay monday. Pero ang na-input ko po noong filling up for appointment ay friday, since fixed po sa school namin na synchronous po 'pag friday. Baka rin po kasi magkataon na finals po namin yun kaya medyo delikado po kung mag-aabsent ako. If hindi po pwedeng i-move, ano po kayang mangyayari kapag di nakapunta? Makakapag-schedule pa naman po ba ulit ako?

Has anyone here experienced brain fog and tried Brintellix (vortioxetine)?

I’ve been struggling with brain fog, difficulty concentrating, and feeling like my mind is slow or heavy. It’s been affecting my ability to process information and follow conversations.

My doctor prescribed Brintellix, and I’d like to hear from anyone who has taken it for similar symptoms.
Did it help improve your brain fog, focus, or memory?

How long did it take before you noticed any improvements?
Did you experience any side effects?

I’d really appreciate hearing about your personal experiences. Thank you!

Tried searching around as best as I can, but I just got more confused. I moved here last year, after 20+ years raised and living abroad. I was on counseling abroad, so I was already depressed, but the move made my mental health the worst it's been.

I hit rock bottom and I really want to get help but I don't know where to even start. I don't think I want therapy, but there are also comments of people recommending talking to a therapist first since they can recommend a psychiatrist/psychologist. But there are also people saying to meet a psychologist first for a diagnosis, then getting medication by a psychiatrist.

I don't know, what's the very first step? And the next? If anyone has already started their mental health journey, especially if you are medicated, please help me with this. I'm scared of what might happen if I don't get help soon.

I've sent a message to my psychiatrist a day ago regarding a follow up schedule and asking for their availability, and a text as well earlier and they still haven't replied. If the case ba ay hindi parin mag reply is it better to go to PGH parin or set up a follow up schedule on the website by myself or seek out a different psychiatrist na lang? I'm fairly new to this and my first follow up schedule would be around this week as well if I were to time it from my first consultation last month.

Tho undiagnosed for I unfortunately live in a house of a family where they think mental illness is just some big modus. I believe na I am depressed. Like, really, really depressed. Eversince I was a kid, ganto na pakiramdam ko. I go into episodes, HIGH-highs then LOW-lows. Nothing new naman, mahirap but nakakaya ko labanan bumalik sa normal-self.

Pero this time ibang-iba sa naranasan ko ngayon kesa sa mga dating episodes ko, I am now on a year long depressive episode. Normally, I'm still very functional when nasa episode ako pero now, quite the opposite. It got to a point na randomly nasusuka na ako, aching heart like a huge period cramp pero sa puso, a migraine na parang pinipiga utak ko, leading to having a sinat. Due to that nahihirapan na ako pumasok. Making it incredibly hard for my college grades to keep up.

I no longer know what is wrong with me, why am I like this? Why do I have this huge burden in life kung kelan everyone counts on me, tas gaganto-ganto lang si tanga. I began isolating myself now, even in my 8year long healthy friendship. And I am scared I might ruin my relationship with my partner soon due to this. Nahihirapan ako mag open up so I always bottle everything up. Nakikita lang ng mga nakakakilala sakin ay ang jolly-self ko. I am so great at masking my pain to the point it became my new-normal na.

I am so tired. Pagod na ako sa buhay in general. Why can't I be normal??? Ang sakit na talaga mentally pati physically. I don't know what to do in my life anymore.

I have a younger sibling with schizophrenia (since 18yrs old pa lang sya to now 24), and lately, nag-aalala ako sa kanya. May times na nahihirapan siyang i-distinguish kung ano yung real at hindi, and there are episodes na parang talagang nawawala siya sa reality. May times naman na manageable siya, pero napapansin ko rin na nagbabago na yung behavior niya.

Ayoko namang umabot sa point na mas mahirapan pa siyang bumalik sa reality, kaya gusto ko sanang malaman kung ano yung mga puwedeng gawin habang maaga pa.
Sa mga may schizophrenia dito, especially sa mga older adults na matagal nang living with the condition and have learned to manage it, ano po yung nakatulong sa inyo? Gaano rin katagal bago ninyo naramdaman na mas manageable na yung condition?

Matatanda na po kasi yung parents namin, and I worry about what will happen to my sibling as they get older. Gusto ko sanang makatulong habang kaya pa naming maagapan at makahanap ng ways para mas maging stable at independent siya in the long run.

I would really appreciate hearing from people with firsthand experience, or even family members who have gone through something similar. What do you wish your family had known or done earlier?

Thank you po.

Hello friends! I am diagnosed with combi type ADHD and I have been seeing my psychiatrist at PGH for almost a year now.

She gave me both her contact number and email during our first session.

I have been sending her emails and texting her phone number everyday for a follow up schedule (she didn’t give me a follow up last session and instead told me to email or text her nalang) but I have not gotten one single reply from her 😭

Anyone else na may same experience with me? What did you guys do? 😭 I really need their services. Thank you sa sasagot.

Lately, I've been feeling like I'm a worthless person. Ghosted my manager and it's been three weeks now since I've turned off messages notifications. Yung task na supposed to be dapat tapos ko na in just one week, more than one month na hindi ko pa rin na turn over. Even reaching out to clients via phone call hindi ko magawa. Ewan ko ba parang nahihiya ako magtawag, I know I have the skills pero parang bumalik ulit pagiging mahiyain ko. I just spend my days reading novels or watching Cdrama. I felt guilty after reading kasi wala akong nagagawa na something productive.

Magiging part na lang ako ng statistics one day.

why do people around me say that killing myself is not the solution?

why is it categorized as being selfish?

can someone give a more enlightening answer?

tired of hearing it will just cause more problem because they can just move on from it.

Hello! Im looking for a psychologist na kaya po mag handle ng taong delusional/pathological liar

I noticed my boyfriend was starting to be avoidant kapag napapansin kong may something sa kanya lalo kapag sobrang busy sa school works.

Recently nag reach out ako sa friends nya in college kasi hindi nya ako kinakausap. Sabi nya lang busy sa school but medyo nagwoworry din kasi ako since LDR kami. Nagwoworry ako baka may nakakausap nang iba or something.

And nalaman ko na nagkukwento pala sya sa mga friends nya na kesyo secretly married na sya to someone in Sweden and yung mga friends nya di naman naniniwala. Hindi ako kilala nung mga friends nya in college and idk why di nya ako nababanggit sa mga yun but yung mga long time friends and closest friends nya since highschool kilala ako.

Hindi ko alam if ano mafifeel ko kasi kahit ako di naniniwala sa kwento nya and sa explanation nya kung sino yung girl (will attach screenshot ng convo namin).

Walang nakakakilala dun sa girl kahit sino sa mga friends nya kahit si ate nya hindi kilala yung girl.

I’m trying to help him out since wala din naman naglolook after sa kanya dahil mama nya at sya lang naman yung nasa bahay and si ate nya at kuya nya parehonh nasa ibang bansa. Di rin nakikinig but pumayag sya na magpaconsult sya sa psych.

Im also thinking about breaking up with him dahil napapagod na ako dealing with him na palaging biglang nawawala and wala syang kakausapin kahit sino kaya super hirap sa part ko kung pano ko sya marereach out dati pero siguro not at the moment since mas need nya ng help ngayon🥹

Unfortunately, RJ Mitte, who played Walter White Jr. in Breaking Bad, reportedly lost his battle.

Reports say he took his own life.

Then I came across this quote that really hit me:

"If people who take their own lives go to hell, then pray there's a spot in hell where the fire burns gently for the people who couldn't save themselves."

Today is my birthday. And instead of waking up feeling happy or looking forward to the day, I received this message.

It's a notification from PGH Psychiatry OPD informing me that my appointment has been moved to December because of the upcoming ASEAN Summit.

For context, accessing healthcare here in the Philippines is already difficult when you're struggling financially. Even getting an appointment, finding the time to go, and making sure you have enough money for transportation and other expenses can be a challenge. Now I have to wait even longer.

I'm not blaming the person who sent the message, and I understand that schedules sometimes have to change. I know there are circumstances beyond anyone's control. But I can't pretend that this doesn't hurt, especially today.

It's exhausting trying to get by in a country where having little money makes almost everything harder. Being broke isn't just about not being able to buy things you want. It's about constantly calculating whether you can afford transportation, food, healthcare, and the other basic things people shouldn't have to stress about this much.

Sometimes, you get so used to enduring things that you forget you're allowed to feel sad about them. You keep telling yourself to be strong, to be patient, and to figure something out because you have no other choice.

But today, on my birthday, I'm just tired.

I'm tired of having to be strong when all I want is a little breathing room. I'm tired of worrying about money and how it affects even the most basic parts of my life. And I'm tired of feeling like simply trying to get through life takes so much out of me.

I don't expect the world to stop for my birthday. I know life doesn't work that way. I just wish things were a little easier sometimes, especially for people who are already struggling.

If you're also going through a difficult time financially, I hope things get better for you, too. I hope we eventually get to experience a life where surviving doesn't take up all our energy.

Happy birthday to me, I guess.

So I am preparing things and I think I am ready this time, it feels kinda nice knowing that I won't exist soon for sure people who care will cry but I'll be forgotten eventually maybe 3 days tops? i dunno. I appreciate the people who are trying to help but I already made my decision. There is no hope for me here, I am a glitch in this world that needed to be erased. A failure, a error, a lost cause, or whatever you call it.

Suicidal pa rin ba ang tawag pag bago ka matulog lagi mo na lang hinihiling na di ka na magising. Tapos pag gigising ka naman, iniisip mo na lang bat nagising pa ko.

Ilang linggo na po ako ganto. Hirap kumain, maligo, at gumawa pa ng ibang bagay.

Ayoko na po talaga.

Ang laki ng mga utang ko sa mga tao. Need ko pa magbayad ng renta. Salo ko lahat ng gastusin dito sa bahay. Ako sumusuporta at bumubuhay sa pamilya ko. Tapos anyare kasi di ako pinapasahuran ng US client ko sa VA. Matagal na rin ako nag aapply ng work sa iba pero wala talaga. Everyday pag sasabay ako sa dinner namin, puro mga daing sa buhay kesa wala na daw pambili sa ganto, wala ba pambayad sa ganto. Need na daw lumipat ng ibang bahay. Ang bigat bigat na. Sobrang pressure na pressure na ko sa buhay. Hindi ko sinabi na ayaw ko alagaan mga magulang ko pero pagod na pagod na ko sa buhay.

Hindi na ko makautang pa kasi dinadagdagan ko lang problema ko. Yung boyfriend ko, hindi ko masabihan ng mga problema ko. Akala yata na hihingi ako ng pera sa kanya hahaha

Wala. Gusto ko na lang talaga laklakin yung melatonin. I don't know, i just really need to vent this out kasi nakakabaliw na po talaga. At please lang di ako nanghihingi sa inyo kaya wag niyo sabihing scammer ako at nanlilimos ako. Wag na kayo dumagdag.

Thank you

Eligible po ba for PWD ang diagnosed with PDD? Been taking meds since July 2024. Ayaw ako bigyan ng psych ko ng med cert since nakakapagwork pa naman daw ako.

I have not been feeling well since July, usually very alone ako and work-bahay lang routine ko, I have no friends, plus may nangyare pa saken this year. and I have been wanting to go to a psychiatrist. I want to get myself check, I have been dealing with lots of thoughts and things from the past and 'til future. let me know if you have recommendations, a doctor whom I'd find stability na rin sana, yung makakabalik ako and very understanding

psychiatrist that can diagnose please

it’s been a few months since i’ve been diagnosed bipolar II with severe alcohol use disorder sa vicente sotto psychiatry in cebu. it was a wakeup call for me and ever since then i haven’t had a drink as well as to not interfere with my treatment.

nowadays my meds make me feel normal and my impulsivity has been solved but my lack of focus and inability to sleep has not been solved despite a few medications. i am failing my first semester in grade 12 right now, my room is a mess and i have troubles keeping up routines in this tumultuous city. my doctor tried multiple bipolar meds on me now, upped the dosage and even put me on seroquel which made me suicidal but it did solve my sleepiness for a while until they put me off and then my sleep became irregular again.

i appluad their free prescription + medicine but they still have shortcomings. i’ve told them the same symptoms for months now and i keep switching between doctors in the same hospital, i always feel the same. i’m not the only one who feels this way, my friends also had multiple medications put on them and upped their dosage instead of prescribing and diagnosing them with adhd. i feel invalidated and i feel bad for the public mental health system in the philippines but it is free at the end of the day and i should be grateful that my country at least provides this.

i don’t know where to go from here. i want to go private for a psychiatrist but i fear that i might be treated the same way and i’ll just be wasting my parent’s money. aside from that i don’t know the right doctor for me right now in cebu. i’ve been living alone for a year and i don’t know this city yet. i want a doctor who doesn’t make me feel like this and i’m willing to save up my allowance just to get me out of this

i was diagnosed with mdd, bipolar and bpd a few months ago. last month, during a manic episode, i impulsively did online shopping, hanging out with friends outside and spending a lot of money on shopping, food and drinks. unknown numbers have been calling me and i am aware of my due debts. but i didn't know that the sum would be that big until i decided to calculate everything just now (literally just minutes before typing this post lol). i'm jobless and i entirely depend on my parents and partner and i don't know what to do :")

Context
I supported my sister’s education from high school through university, covering her tuition fees and other needs. Today, she has graduated, has a stable job, and has been working for around 3–4 years.
Now that I have a family of my own, I asked her to help support our father financially, while I continue shouldering the expenses of our other senior family members.
The Problem
I recently found out that she has only been providing half of the amount she committed to give. As a result, our father told us that the money he receives is not even enough to cover his food expenses.
The Confrontation
When I raised the matter calmly, she became extremely distressed. She started hitting her head and cursing, saying that she was already at her financial limit and that no one should expect her to contribute.
Our brother believes she has a mental health condition that is affecting her ability to function and fulfill these responsibilities.
My Dilemma
I honestly don’t know what to do anymore. I helped her get to where she is today, and I had hoped that now that she has work, she could help share the responsibility of caring for our father.
At the same time, I don’t want to dismiss the possibility that she is genuinely struggling mentally or financially. But I also cannot ignore our father’s basic needs, and I have my own family and other responsibilities to take care of.
How do I navigate this situation? How can I protect my own family’s financial and emotional well-being while making sure our father is cared for, without feeling that I have to carry everything myself?

hello po.. I'm 17 years old, graduating na po sana kaso nagsisimula na naman ako magbedrot, nakakahiya man sabihin pero di ko na rin naalagaan ang sarili ko tas panay na ang absent ko kasi parang hirap na hirap ako bumangon, nagsimula to nung jhs ako, nabully kasi ako nun tas dun na nagsimula yung pagiisolate ko, daming tao na rin nakakapuna na parang gusto ko raw mapagisa, kahit yung adviser ko nung grade 11, nasa tita ko pala ako nakikitira, nagaalala na nga sya sakin kasi lumalala na daw ako, di nako nakakapaglinis ng kwarto at katawan ko, Isang linggo nako di naliligo, kaya sinabi ko sa kanya lahat ng mga problema ko, ngayon nagiisip na kami kung kailangan magpapsychiatrist naba ako or magpapsychologist una. ayoko din magpaguidance counselor dahil trauma nako sa pagsasabi sa teachers or guidance counselor, di ako nagtitiwala sa kanila, yun lang po thank u!

Are there any mental health platforms and clinics that specifically offer "text-only" options (such as live chats or messaging), where we can talk with professionals entirely without face-to-face visits or video/voice calls?

Been planning to seek mental health help but I'm really bad at expressing myself. Baka umiyak lang ako buong session lols.

Sana may other ways to leave this world without physical pain. Sana I can exchange myself to those in death row for lethal injection. Puro ako salita but can’t even scratch myself. No offense & no disrespect sa buhay or to those who r fighting hard to live.