Bella Poarch reveals her mental health firsts 💗

Bella Poarch opens up about her first mental health moments with Teen Vogue


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[owenlee]

Shes getting more beautiful ever time i see her

[Yes-bnyy]

Reminds me of when my female therapist tried to convince me that men couldn’t be victims of SA. I changed therapists pretty quickly after that

[larascozycorner]

I was told by my therapist while going through a depressed episode, that I needed a boyfriend

[torranceh]

Do the people saying “well your period causes mood change” understand the difference between being a bit irritable or quicker to cry and idk, actual ptsd symptoms that aren’t all that similar?

Also, she came in as a veteran with ptsd symptoms so it wasn’t even the logical first question imo. If a male vet had come in with ptsd symptoms the psychiatrist wouldn’t say “are you hangry?”

[mrcurlywurly]

"Doc, i think im struggling...mentally."

"Yeah, thats your period its fine-"

[eleanors]

I went to therapy for anorexia, and mentioned how I would always get incredibly anxious whenever I felt hungry - the first thing the therapist said/suggested was “you should eat more lentils, beans and pulses so you’re fuller for longer” 🙄

[stephmgreen]

This also happened to me—not in the military and do not have PTSD—but with a male therapist that my pcp recommended and was also covered by my insurance. It was his grand diagnosis. I wasn’t, on my period, btw. I never went back.

[MariaEduarda-lnep]

Love how that's the immediate response to everything even if what you said was "I've been feeling like this for years and I'm afraid It'll never change"

[loveofdavid]

I was talking to co-worker about her hunt to find a therapist. She kept saying that she needed a therapist that looks like me. African American and female. I just did not understand why. I get it now. Some male doctors are dismissive of women and tag us as emotional or hormonal when there could be serious issues. Also there are inherent differences and issues within our various cultures and communities. It does make sense that you have an understanding of that. That isn’t true for everyone.

[lorien]

I was in group therapy that included a bunch of addicts as well as people with other mental health conditions. In the group, I was the only one that was only there for mental health issues and not for some type of addiction. A lot of the lessons and lectures of the therapist had planned out mainly revolved around addiction because that was the bulk of the group. When I pointed out one time that I didn't feel like some stuff she was saying actually related to me because I didn't have an addiction, she told me that I was addicted to being depressed

[Sennario]

She’s so soft spoken, like read me a bed time story fr

[chaos.n.cosmos]

The qualifying exams for therapists needs to be stricter 💀

[sweetnotes]

To all the people in the comments saying that "your period changes your mood" etc... While it does have an effect how you ask and present your questions matters!!! It really does and it should not have been made the forefront of the session.

[Shefagatree]

I'm glad my therapist is really sweet and understanding, some people tell me it's her job to be nice like that but then when i read about other people's experiences i realize that I'm really lucky for having this therapist as my first therapist

[Delicate_Disaster]

I had a male therapist who asked me 3 questions during 3 different visits that made me switch therapists.
1) Are you on your period?
2) Why do you have a boyfriend if you're afraid of being raped again?
3) If your boyfriend isn't going to like (a choice), why are you going to do it?

[marjie]

Real therapists should study their client's situation, feelings and experience. Then respond in a non judgemental way, validating feelings of pain and then teach ways to cope

[morganvillas]

I went to therapy and was told I was the problem for not wanting to talk to people who abused me. I stopped going all together. I have enough of a background in psychology that I can do the research on how to heal on my own. I don’t need someone to tell me I’m in the wrong.

[asiankittykat]

Him: “Are you on your period?”

Me: “You’re fired.”

[LukasLukas-buxf]

My period doesn't change my mood.

[Nora_TaylorsVersion]

For those who don’t know

She enlisted in the Navy in 2017 as an aviation ordnanceman and was in the musical division. She served for three years, having been stationed in Japan and Hawaii.
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