29k_psychologist

Taking care of yourself can be done in different ways, but a nice way of doing it can look like this:
Self-care can be divided into five categories.
- Caring for your body
- Nourishing relationships
- Describing and expressing feelings
- Finding meaning in life
- Learning new things
1. Set a number for how much you agree with the following statements on a scale of one to five (1 = not at all, 5 = exactly the way I want).
For the past week...
- I took care of my body
- I nourished my relationships
- I noticed and expressed my feelings
- I did meaningful activities
- I learned new things
2. Look at your answers and choose a category that hasn't received much attention in the past week.
3. Now, think of something small you can do within the category you've chosen. It doesn't have to be expensive or grand — it's just about being there for yourself.
4. Write down the behavior you're going to do.
For example: take a short walk, call a friend, explain how you feel, shut off your phone for an hour, help someone, or work out.

Do this check-in with yourself at least once a week, and explore if you can find a way to take care of yourself that suits you.

Thanks for a nice question!
If you haven't made another appointment, you don't need to do anything. However, I really appreciate when clients tell me they won't be returning instead of ghosting me. That gives me the opportunity to leran and grow, and hopefully be a better psychologist for the next person seeking help.
But sometimes that is too hard, and we get that too.

Interesting!
We do not have any conclusive answers to this yet, but there is some data on what youngsters may miss out on when spending a lot of time on social media:

- less practising social skills IRL -> more anxiety in IRL social situations

- less physical exercise -> lowered general mental health

- no boring time -> less opportunities to explore and be creative

Hard to say any percentage, but self-diagnosing online is a very tricky business. Just from my personal experience I'd say that most of the clients I meet who have tried to self-diagnose are not in the right ballpark. The reason for that is that disorders have somewhat arbitrary boundaries, and many symptoms are overlapping between different disorders, and self-assessment instruments online are often misleading.

There are a few international organisations of psychologists that try to increase access to therapy, ACBS, is one, organising acceptance and commitment therapists all over the world.

You can also try the free app I'm working with, 29k, where you can practice skills and get peer-to-peer support - but not professional help.

One online resource checklist for adhd that is pretty ok is this:
PsychCentral ADHD quiz
Taking that quiz - or any other - can never replace seeing a professional person, but may assist you to explore if what you experience is within this region, sort of.