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How do I cope when life feels hopeless?

\"\"Written byMark Vigil Dombeck, Ph.D.\"\"Medically reviewed byJesse Hanson, Ph.D.
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A young parent describes severe anxiety, anger, exhaustion, and daily crying amid stress and financial barriers to care. They feel hopeless and ask how to obtain help without insurance.

The response explores possible low-cost care through university training clinics and public community mental health services, alongside professional evaluation rather than relying solely on self-help.

It also suggests a general medical examination because physical and psychological factors could contribute, while presenting service availability as something to check rather than an assured entitlement.

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Reader · Identity withheld

I'm a 26-year-old woman, married, a college graduate, and a mom to a five-year-old. Lately, I’ve been falling apart emotionally. I feel out of control and angry and I’ve been slamming things and throwing objects when I get mad. I’m constantly on edge, exhausted, nauseous and crying almost every day.

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I’m overwhelmed with anxiety and feel like I’m on the verge of a breakdown.

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There’s so much stress in every part of my life and most of it feels completely out of my control.

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I can’t afford to see a doctor and we don’t have insurance. I feel hopeless, like my life will always be this way. I don’t know what to do or how to cope. Please help.

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Answer

Mark Vigil Dombeck, Ph.D.

As a college student you are likely eligible to receive mental health care through your college health service for free or at a very reduced cost. Such care might include access to individual and/or group counseling and access to a Psychiatrist and psychiatric medication if needed.

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Another possibility to consider is that some universities (those with graduate programs in counseling or clinical psychology) make psychotherapy available to the public at very low prices as part of a university-sponsored psychology clinic. The counselors at such a clinic are likely to be graduate student therapists under the supervision of a licensed therapist, but for your purposes this is just fine.

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Still a third option is to locate the public community mental health service for your region and see if you can be evaluated and cared for in that environment. Community mental health services are generally government-sponsored clinics where psychologists, social workers and psychiatrists offer low cost mental health services to the uninsured general public.

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A forth option is to get a hold of a good self-help reference book and see what following the recommendations in such a book can do for you.

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I do recommend that you seek out professional mental health help, and a general medical exam as well.

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It is possible that your physical health needs some attention and that will solve things. It is also possible that you are experiencing a serious depression or some related disorder that will benefit from medical or psychological attention.

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Anger and psychotherapy

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Mark Vigil Dombeck, Ph.D. is a trauma-informed psychologist with over 30 years of experience helping people navigate mental health challenges.

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I'm a 26-year-old woman, married, a college graduate, and a mom to a five-year-old. Lately, I’ve been falling apart emotionally. I feel out of control and angry and I’ve been slamming things and throwing objects when I get mad. I’m constantly on edge, exhausted, nauseous and crying almost every day.

\n

I’m overwhelmed with anxiety and feel like I’m on the verge of a breakdown.

\n

There’s so much stress in every part of my life and most of it feels completely out of my control.

\n

I can’t afford to see a doctor and we don’t have insurance. I feel hopeless, like my life will always be this way. I don’t know what to do or how to cope. Please help.

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As a college student you are likely eligible to receive mental health care through your college health service for free or at a very reduced cost. Such care might include access to individual and/or group counseling and access to a Psychiatrist and psychiatric medication if needed.

\n

Another possibility to consider is that some universities (those with graduate programs in counseling or clinical psychology) make psychotherapy available to the public at very low prices as part of a university-sponsored psychology clinic. The counselors at such a clinic are likely to be graduate student therapists under the supervision of a licensed therapist, but for your purposes this is just fine.

\n

Still a third option is to locate the public community mental health service for your region and see if you can be evaluated and cared for in that environment. Community mental health services are generally government-sponsored clinics where psychologists, social workers and psychiatrists offer low cost mental health services to the uninsured general public.

\n

A forth option is to get a hold of a good self-help reference book and see what following the recommendations in such a book can do for you.

\n

I do recommend that you seek out professional mental health help, and a general medical exam as well.

\n

It is possible that your physical health needs some attention and that will solve things. It is also possible that you are experiencing a serious depression or some related disorder that will benefit from medical or psychological attention.

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