My mental health has been very poor over the last six months following a breakup. It's been particularly hard as I've never been the one to get so upset over a man! But it's forced me to confront a lot of things about myself that I don't like.
I don't have much of a support network. I live alone, I'm not close to my family, I've drifted apart from most of my friends, who also all live in other areas of the country. I'm struggling to make new friends or take up new hobbies when I feel this bad about myself, and I definitely don't want to trauma dump on new people.
I think I would benefit from therapy but I really just want someone to talk to about everything. Someone to text when I'm feeling awful rather than having to stick to a weekly therapy appointment.
Online therapy seems quite appealing as I wouldn't have to travel or constantly take time off work. I WFH a few days a week and it's easy enough to schedule an hour in if the appointments is online. I've been looking at BetterHelp or ieso which seem to let you message your therapist at any time, although of course there would be a delay in response. I'd also be interested in peer support type groups where I might get a quicker response and also just see that I'm not the only one feeling this way.
Does anyone have any recommendations please? Any experiences or thoughts at all are very much appreciated