I ask because I did once attempt to find a psychiatrist because I was pressured into it but he was fucking with me and playing mind games so I stopped trying to schedule an appointment. It seems to me like finding a counselor is like trying to get into Fight Club or something.
I specifically did not go to a psychiatrist because they’re the ones with medical doctorates that can prescribe medications, and that’s usually where they start. I wanted to see someone that didn’t have the ability to write a prescription so they’d be forced to actually talk to me and hear me out for a length of time, and if they thought i was in need of medication, then I could switch over to a psychiatrist for that.