Hey there, I’m from Germany and have mental health issues such as depression and was wondering how prevalent this topic is in America.
Here in Germany this topic has become extremely normal and pretty much everyone seems to openly talk about it even with strangers sometimes. We have a lot of therapists but it’s often hard to get an appointment since medical care in Germany is free and they have overwhelming numbers of people and the therapists don’t have enough availability to accommodate everyone. The therapists I had so far were pretty good since they really seemed to care about me and often did overtime and such to talk.
I wonder if it’s similar in America that a lot of people go to therapy and openly talk about mental health. What is the situation in America like? Do you have many therapists (especially in rural areas) and how easy is it to get in/finance? Or would you say this topic is generally more frowned upon in America in comparison?
It feels threatening because it is threatening, and it’s just the beginning. If they send it to debt collection you could end up with wages being garnished, credit being tanked (this was just recently banned 2 weeks before Trump took office but I expect it to be rolled back within a year), and other forms of harassment for hire.
This basically seems to work as we usually see the mafias or gangs enforcing their rule. Makes sense.