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Not OP but the home checks aren't what you're imagining them to be. Nobody walks around w a clip board sternly noting stuff and grading you. The home check is to make sure you aren't hoarding animals(or stuff) or living in unsafe conditions. Lonely people do lie about their permanent residences and others illegally farm/breed from free or low cost adoptions, etc. The home check is basic and only takes minutes usually. We have rescued and fostered many animals in our tiny 750 sq ft bungalow over the years. The home check is just to make sure you're living within a relatively normal standard of cleanliness and responsibility, that's all!

i have GAD and have had episodes. drugs and alcohol helped get me there. my anxiety worsened at the very end of college and got pretty bad (see: manic, episodes of psychosis) at 25ish. i blew up. it was stress. i felt like i'd never feel normal again. my head buzzed all the time and i was afraid to leave the house. one night after a particularly bad binge and synthetic-weed related freakout, i checked myself in.

it helped a shit ton. some form of therapy should be a requirement for everyone. it'd be a much nicer place out there if people went for mental health checkups as often as they went for physical health ones. i did a short stint on zoloft and xanax and then tapered down to zero. i still smoke cannabis, but am free from prescription drugs for over two years :)

my gf is going to counseling now and is thrilled so far. its really important. sure, white people problems or whatever... but really, mental health issues are incredibly common, and often overlooked. sometimes all we need is a paid professional to bitch at for an hour or two a few times a week, to start feeling better.

props OP - the world needs more caring mental health professionals. people don't realize how awful mild mental illnesses can be, nor are they aware of how easy it often is to treat them!

i post in all these threads, and i tell everyone i can about my little history with being a mental patient. i consider mental health here in the USA to be a national fucking emergency. i encourage EVERYONE to not be afraid or embarrassed about seeking help for anxiety or depression, no matter how mild or 'normal' you think you are. if you've ever considered it, it is interfering with your life and you don't have to live that way!!

my GP drs. (whom i liked very much) basically threw drugs at me and handed me some dittos. only certified mental health pros will understand. if you don't like the first one you try, go to another. if you're afraid you're going to do damage, check yourself in.

not everyone in MH is an angel, but people like OP here can and will help you, and they do care.

I want to get off MR. /u/Orcwin's WILD RIDE.

here - i fetched it for you. :)

I...I uhhh... I'll just let myself out. Love the tablecloth. Thanks for the invite... OK SEEYA