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How prevalent is the topic of mental health in America? (lemmy.world)
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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?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

Depends on the people that the more right the more likely they believe it doesn't exists and its just weakness the more left the More People understand it and accept it.

This is based on my own experience I have experienced.

It always seems that white men thing mental illness is a fad and that it's just weakness and don't seek help, from my experience at least.

Therapy is extremely expensive compared first world countries, so most people can't really get help, and sense a lot of people work 9-5 and therapists work 9-5 and us having trouble to survive and can't take time off for it (or risk of getting fired for calling out) most of us don't really go to therapy because of it.