Do You Need to See a Therapist?

Here, the signs that it may be time to talk to someone.

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Ask for Help - While therapy is becoming more accepted in this country, African-Americans are still less likely than their peers of other races to think conditions such as depression warrant help. But the right mental health pro can help you do everything from resolving relationship issues to getting unstuck at work. Here, the signs that it may be time to find your own therapist, and then head to PsychologyToday.com to find a good match. By Kenrya Rankin Naasel (Photo: Izabela Habur/GettyImages)

You’re Feeling Overwhelmed - Your stress, anxiety, inability to concentrate, or sadness is making it hard to complete daily tasks, from writing a report at work to playing with your kids. (Photo: Photodisc/Getty Images)

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You’re Feeling Overwhelmed - Your stress, anxiety, inability to concentrate, or sadness is making it hard to complete daily tasks, from writing a report at work to playing with your kids. (Photo: Photodisc/Getty Images)

On Yoga and Satan - “The purpose of such meditation is to empty oneself. … [Satan] is happy to invade the empty vacuum of your soul and possess it."(Photo: JGI/Tom Grill/Getty Images)

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Your Usual Coping Methods Aren’t Working - If you’ve already taken a mental health day, spent time with your advice-giving grandma, read a self-help book, and started meditating and you’re still feeling anxious or hopeless, you need to try something new. (Photo: GettyImages)

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You Are Self Medicating - Drinking, smoking, eating or gambling might make you feel better in the short term, but they won’t solve the problems that are driving you to escape, and might even make them worse.  (Photo: Camarena/Image Source/Corbis)

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You Are Self Medicating - Drinking, smoking, eating or gambling might make you feel better in the short term, but they won’t solve the problems that are driving you to escape, and might even make them worse.  (Photo: Camarena/Image Source/Corbis)

Your Support System Is Concerned - If someone you trust, be it your bestie, your mama or a co-worker, has asked if you’re OK, perhaps you’re not. A licensed therapist can help you sort through whatever is holding you down.  (Photo: Jon Feingersh/Blend Images)

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Your Support System Is Concerned - If someone you trust, be it your bestie, your mama or a co-worker, has asked if you’re OK, perhaps you’re not. A licensed therapist can help you sort through whatever is holding you down.  (Photo: Jon Feingersh/Blend Images)

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Your Friends Can’t Take Another Venting Session - Or maybe you are tired of complaining to them. Either way, it may be time to pay someone who is qualified to listen and help you through to the other side.  (Photo: Eric Audras/Onoky/Corbis)

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Your Friends Can’t Take Another Venting Session - Or maybe you are tired of complaining to them. Either way, it may be time to pay someone who is qualified to listen and help you through to the other side.  (Photo: Eric Audras/Onoky/Corbis)

Being Lonely Increases Your Risk - Round up your girls, stat. Researchers have found that women who spend a lot of time sans friends are more likely to develop breast cancer. They think it’s because loneliness causes stress, which contributes to tumor growth.  (Photo: LWA-Sharie Kennedy/Corbis)

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You're Bored - You used to love going to day parties and binge watching your favorite shows, but lately, nothing holds your interest.  (Photo: LWA-Sharie Kennedy/Corbis)

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You Can't Shake a Trauma - Whether someone close to you passed away or your marriage is ending, if you can’t seem to stop ruminating on it, you may need help navigating the stages of grief.  (Photo: laflor/GettyImages)

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You Have Unexplained Stomachaches, Headaches and Colds - Your immune system is terrible, and your doc has no clue why your stomach always seems to hurt, but the dull ache is always there. Experts say it could be a physical symptom of stress and anxiety that is eating at you.   (Photo: shank_ali/GettyImages)

You Feel Hopeless - Everything, all of the things, seems terrible. You feel like you have no reason for being, nothing to anchor you. But your friends and family need you — you should seek help immediately.  (Photo: GettyImages)

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You Feel Hopeless - Everything, all of the things, seems terrible. You feel like you have no reason for being, nothing to anchor you. But your friends and family need you — you should seek help immediately.  (Photo: GettyImages)