“我不能再接受了！”莎拉向她的丈夫约翰尖叫。“我不知所措。”莎拉（Sarah）是一个工作的妈妈，两端都在燃烧蜡烛，约翰试图做的一切都没有帮助。她睡得不好；她比她喜欢的更频繁地向孩子和约翰抢购。甚至她的工作也受苦。所有跑步的自助书籍和Tiktok视频都无济于事。她开始怀疑：“我需要治疗吗？”
Do I need therapy?
Although五分之一的美国人受精神健康状况的影响，五分之一的美国人知道体验压力，焦虑和其他形式的情绪困扰的感觉。
我们生活中面临的一些挑战将比其他挑战更大。有时，我们将能够自行或在支持朋友或亲人的帮助下解决他们。其他时候，我们可以从可信赖的专业人员的帮助下受益，例如行为健康专家。
“许多人认为他们不需要治疗，并在家人和朋友的帮助Banner Behavioral Health Hospital在亚利桑那州斯科茨代尔。“拥有一个支持系统是一件好事，但是您不能总是与他们谈论一切 - 您甚至可能必须谨慎对待自己的话。这是心理治疗可以提供帮助的时候。”
什么是心理治疗？
尽管多年来，围绕精神疾病的污名朝着正确的方向转移，但仍然有许多人犹豫承认他们可以从治疗中受益。“我谁？哦，我不需要治疗。我很好。”
Contrary to what some think, psychotherapy, more commonly known as talk therapy, isn’t just for those with mental health issues. It can be beneficial for anyone – of all ages – who is experiencing challenges, transitions or wants to make improvements in their life.
[读Could I Benefit from Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy.]
福克斯博士说：“治疗是一个安全的，非判断的地方，您不必编辑任何想法或情感。”“治疗师可以让您发泄，探索您正在经历的事情，并帮助开发一种心理工具箱来应对未来的挑战。”
就像您访问医疗保健提供者以确保身体健康一样，将治疗视为您的心理健康的医学。
Signs you could benefit from therapy
Regardless of the reason for seeking therapy, there are some signs that it might be a good time to do so. Dr. Fox said it might be time to seek therapy if you have one or more issues causing you distress and interfering with your daily life.
如果您遇到以下任何一项，可能是时候寻求帮助：
1.您很容易被不知所措
Are little things setting you off into a tailspin of emotions ormood swings-从irritability and angerto sadness? Do you snap at friends or cry at the drop of a hat? Are extreme emotions making it difficult to focus and handle daily functions?
Being emotionally overwhelmed can be caused by lots of things and can be difficult to navigate on your own. If it feels like it’s increasingly difficult to respond to and control your emotions, therapy may be able to help with both.
“Therapy can help with unregulated emotions, because you can take a step back and uncover the actual triggers of those emotions and how to combat that fear and panic that may be the root cause,” Dr. Fox said.
2.您被自己焦虑的想法所吸引
赛车的想法？赛车心？诸如焦虑之类的心理健康状况可能会引发焦虑或负面的（侵入性）思想，并引起其他生理反应。
Therapy can help you learn how to accept, challenge and manage those thoughts in a healthy way so they stop controlling you.
[读Do I Have Anxiety, Depression or Both? Here’s How to Tell.]
3.你有关系麻烦
Marriage and relationships aren’t easy. There are many things that can cause issues or a strain on a relationship, such as having a new baby andmoney or job struggles.
如果您看不到与某人的目光相关，处于不健康的关系，发现自己孤立或与朋友或伴侣疏远了，可能是时候与行为健康专家谈论正在发生的事情了。此外，couples therapycan help peacefully navigate differences and restore strong communication in your relationship.
“Therapy can assist with recovery, healing, reconnecting with individuals you may have a bad relationship or trauma with—creating healthy boundaries with them,” Dr. Fox said. “It can help you foster connections with other individuals whether that’s a spouse or parent. We can all use some assistance maneuvering and fostering connections. With therapy, you have a neutral party helping us to reach that connection and support.
[读How Family Therapy Can Help.]
4. You aren’t eating or sleeping well
If you’re having trouble sleeping, sleeping too much, barely eating or eating too much to dull your emotions, it may be time to hit the alarm button and talk to your health care provider or a behavioral health specialist.
Therapy can help you overcome the underlying causes for your sleep and eating problems.
[读Caring for Your Brain During Stressful Times.]
5. You’ve experienced a death or trauma
Therapy can be extremely helpful after a recent trauma, such as the亲人的死亡, a miscarriage, an abusive relationship, and for past trauma, such as性或口头虐待.
“Therapy can allow you to explore these painful experiences with someone who is experienced with these issues in a confidential, safe space,” Dr. Fox said. “They can help you appropriately process and work through trauma and grief.”
6.您正在滥用酒精和毒品
If you’ve been drinking heavily, using drugs or participating in risky type behaviors, this could be your unhealthy attempt to cope with deeper issues. Therapy, along with成瘾咨询，可以帮助您更好地理解您试图掩盖的内容，并为您提供停止不健康行为的工具。
福克斯博士说：“滥用药物会影响2000万美国人，而更多地关心和爱他们的人。”“治疗具有应对与滥用药物有关的压力的应对和生活技能。它专注于治疗，激励您戒除和保持清洁，是使您取得成功的重点。”
[这是如何在你认识的人中发现成瘾.]
7.您需要心理调整
Just like a car needs a tune-up from time to time, you may need a therapy tune-up as well.
福克斯博士说：“疗法可以为您提供更好的互动和生活工具，但它也会教会您何时该回去解决某些事情或弹出的新事物。”“治疗后您会更好，因为您可以识别某些模式或识别某些触发因素，并且知道，‘嘿，也许我要进行一点检查。’”
8.你觉得hopeless-just不在乎anymore
Do you feel hopeless more days than not? Hopelessness can include worries that you have no future, that you’ll never be happy, or you just don’t care what happens anymore. Sometimes hopelessness can be a sign ofdepression, a serious mood disorderthat affects 1 in 6 adults at one point in their life.
Talking to a therapist may help you understand why and what steps to follow to improve your well-being.
9.似乎没有其他作用
像莎拉一样，您已经尝试了一切 - 与朋友联系，锻炼更多，看着自助Tiktoks- 但似乎没有什么有所作为。这可能是该与行为健康专家交谈的时候，他们可以帮助您弄清楚导致您这种感觉的原因。
10. You’re living through a pandemic
So much has happened since March 2020（而且仍在继续！），有一袋情绪很自然。对我们所有人来说都是很多。
“You don’t need to have a clinical diagnosis of a mental health disorder to have a reason to check in with a behavioral health specialist,” Dr. Fox said. “We’ve been through so much. It can help to just talk to someone other than a friend, co-worker or loved one. Someone who will let you vent and talk, without any judgment.”
And remember, you’re not alone
知道,你自己是否有困难time or someone you know, you’re not alone. There’s no time like the present to take the first step (or second step) in getting the support you or your loved one needs.
If you’re considering a therapist, make sure you read “Choosing the Right Therapist，”为了帮助指导正确的方向。
To find a licensed behavioral health specialist在您附近，请访问bannerhealth.com或致电800-254-4357致电横幅约会线。如果您有自杀想法，请不要等待获得帮助。致电1-800-273-8255致电国家自杀预防生命线。
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