by KC Kelly, Ph.D., LMHC

www.DOCintheBiz.com

We must always keep hope for a bright future even during these economically hard times that many of us are facing today!

I saw an article in USA Today (yes, believe it or not I read articles all day online AND off!). It talked about the great increase in the use of online therapy due to the financial stressors and hardships that people are facing today.

Who even wants to go out in their car anymore with these incredibly elevated gas prices? People are losing their jobs and health benefits left and right due to budget cuts across the country from so many large and small companies! And with no light in sight, it’s no wonder people are falling into chasms of depression, substance abuse, relationships issues including divorce, suicidal ideation, and the loss of self worth. It’s far from a joke. And it’s far from over.

This article I read, spoke of the increase in the use of therapy due to the aforementioned reasons. This brought to mind how the confidentiality, the convenience and especially now, the affordability of online therapy can truly be helpful. The need for therapy in general has increased according to my research because people now, more than ever need to talk to someone about how to deal with their financial crises and how they and their families are being affected. So many, who are losing their jobs and have no where to turn, cannot afford therapy after losing their health benefits, and often feel a sense of embarrassment to have the “need” for therapy to help them through. This goes hand in hand with the terrible stigma put on therapy today. Well, it’s still there, and online therapy is also there to help with the sting!

Are things going to get better? I can only guess they will (being the optimist I am), but of course, I cannot answer that question. How long will it take? I certainly cannot answer that one either. What I do know (and this is only one doctor’s opinion) is that everything happens for a reason and what we see happening to us today is only a building block for tomorrow. No matter how hard times seem, how stressful times are, how hopeless times feel, or how helpless WE may feel that things will turn around, the one thing we always have is the strength and resources within us to keep a positive attitude and to keep the hope that keeps us alive and always moving forward.

Here are few quotes to live by:

We judge of man’s wisdom by his hope. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Practice hope. As hopefulness becomes a habit, you can achieve a permanently happy spirit. — Norman Vincent Peale

The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof. — Barbara Kingsolver

Thank you for reading and please, if you desire one on one help to get you through the hard times…or you need just a little push to hope…write to us here…at DOCintheBiz.

Dr. KC
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