Unpopular Opinion
Welcome to the Unpopular Opinion community!
How voting works:
Vote the opposite of the norm.
If you agree that the opinion is unpopular give it an arrow up. If it's something that's widely accepted, give it an arrow down.
Guidelines:
Tag your post, if possible (not required)
- If your post is a "General" unpopular opinion, start the subject with [GENERAL].
- If it is a Lemmy-specific unpopular opinion, start it with [LEMMY].
Rules:
1. NO POLITICS
Politics is everywhere. Let's make this about [general] and [lemmy] - specific topics, and keep politics out of it.
2. Be civil.
Disagreements happen, but that doesn’t provide the right to personally attack others. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Please also refrain from gatekeeping others' opinions.
3. No bots, spam or self-promotion.
Only approved bots, which follow the guidelines for bots set by the instance, are allowed.
4. Shitposts and memes are allowed but...
Only until they prove to be a problem. They can and will be removed at moderator discretion.
5. No trolling.
This shouldn't need an explanation. If your post or comment is made just to get a rise with no real value, it will be removed. You do this too often, you will get a vacation to touch grass, away from this community for 1 or more days. Repeat offenses will result in a perma-ban.
6. Defend your opinion
This is a bit of a mix of rules 4 and 5 to help foster higher quality posts. You are expected to defend your unpopular opinion in the post body. We don't expect a whole manifesto (please, no manifestos), but you should at least provide some details as to why you hold the position you do.
Instance-wide rules always apply. https://legal.lemmy.world/tos/
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no, because doctors are more widely available and the vast majority are covered by health plans. i want to see my pcp it's $20 bucks. I want to go to urgent care, it's $20. 88% of doctors accept health insurance.
therapists aren't. most therapy is private. only 40% of therapists accept health insurance. 60% take private payments only. Therapy starts at 200/hr. if you can get an appointment.
That sounds like an American health system problem.
At some point, seeking help is the best advice that can be given. It can be for fixing a blocked drain or fixing your head. Cost can be a barrier, sure, but it doesn't make it bad advice. Therapy can come in many shapes and sizes too, from volunteer support groups all the way through to private 1 to 1 sessions with hourly rates so high they make your nose bleed.
The key thing is to get help.
Nah you’ve lost the plot.
help isn't available unless you've got fat wads of cash to spend.
a plumber to fix your drain is a one time cost of $200. therapy is $200-400 a week. most people I've known who did therapy spend several thousands on it. I did therapy for two months and it cost me $1500, and that was 8 years ago, it's probably double that cost now. unless you have $2000-3000 in disposable income per month, you really can't afford therapy.