Trying to get perspective of people around here when it comes to this.

This post has been edited by TsubakiKira: Aug 30 2025, 12:24 AM

wait till they hit u with this question

-what do u want ?

-what is your goal ?

-what do u expect from the result ?

then pay money

then follow up again

x365 days repeat

I'm just asking a legit question man. You want to discount their services as money making from asking questions only, then that's up to you.

You might experience painful emotions or memories which can feel difficult to cope with.

Using dupe for obvious reasons, but i did. What do you wanna know?

its normal. sometimes we need people to help process our thoughts.

don't listen to the negative view here.

i been to counseling myself.

if u know u r gila, go take meds.

mentally illness is controllable/cure with meds.

If you 'think' U are one, then is confirmed U are not one.

No 'siau' person will know he is 's0r'

This post has been edited by mini orchard: Aug 30 2025, 05:21 AM

Brother, I just went last week. I don't have to think when I already know what's bothering me, it's just a matter of having a psychiatrist tell that to my face instead of me deliberating with myself until the day I die.

How long have you been in therapy and how has it been helping you? Meds are subject to invididual experiences so the effectiveness can vary wildly from person to person.

I foresee myself at this for at least a few years.

Is in your mind, bro.

Spend more time outdoor, esp in places where you see nice things to have a clear mind. Go hiking,

https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5537388

Even without that, I've already scheduled my appointment with one and went last week.

2 years follow up so far with psychiatrist general hospital. It's been great. They know their shit, got prescribed a drug that actually works. Although I have to say, for the medicine to work, you have to work with the doctors. Probably have another 1 year of medicine before they will start me with talking to therapist session. I wish I had done this sooner and save me years of anguish because I thought I can man up and live life like normal people.

If you're a talkative person, you can try chatting with other patients while waiting for your number to be called. You will realize that the problem that you're having is real and more than just "it's all in your head" problem. It is unfortunate that regular healthy people can't relate to our problem - and to be frank, it's better to just ignore all those 'just go out take a walk it will heal you' type of comments. It doesn't work that way.

just go to public hospital instead of private

it's very cheap

Nothing wrong with seeing a shrink. Ignore those who say waste of time & money. The main thing is that you have to be honest with your psychiatrist so that they can correctly identify the source of your problems. No withholding info because takut malu.

It will also take time for therapy/meds to work. Most people don't realise that it's not.just a one shot visit like seeing the GP for the flu.

Knowing what is bothering you is one thing. Getting professional advice on how to handle it is what you need otherwise like u said it will keep.on bothering you nonstop disrupting your daily life.

Also ignore those that tell you to pray & go out for walks,.man it up & it's all in your mind type of advice. Those who advocate such advice do not understand that this isn't something that will go away on its own over time.

The mind can be a very complex thing & there's nothing wrong in seeking professional help.

Early this year, I don't know which house nearby at first started playing prayer verses loudly at 12am. For the first few days it was for about an hour.

After that it was slowly getting earlier until.last early hours of the morning. Went on for a few months until after raya I think the family finally.cave in get professional help.

Before that I think neighbours complained after that 1 or 2 ight's stop playing then back to playing prayer verses & getting longer each time.

At least lucky the family cave in take the family member for professional help if not can obviously tell that the fellow is going to get worse over time.

This post has been edited by arkasi: Aug 30 2025, 10:41 AM

i went sunway hospital for psychiatrist consultation, i have anxiety disorder, every session 30 mins or so.

every session is like rm500 with prescription of lexapro and xanax

just ask how u feeling and tell me how i need to overcome this, which i clearly know i need to overcome and less overthinking but that i unable to do so lol. blahblahblah and there goes my rm500

i think i feel more stress paying rm500 every month for this so i stopped going after 2 sessions.

u can cut your expenses by 900% by going to the public hospital.

Only RM5 per session.

This post has been edited by Blofeld: Aug 30 2025, 11:04 AM

I do have private coverage so am leveraging on that. For personal reasons am avoiding medication until later, the psychiatrist did tell me that I can try them in a few months.

Dear TS,
i don't know about other hospital but government hospital shah alam the got psychiatric unit.
if money is an issue for you getting treatment, please go this hospital.
mental health & stress will affect your body. my colleague even need to early retirement due to kidney failure & need to do dialysis