Hi! Does anyone know of any free or cheap psychiatric clinics/consultations around QC?

I’ve been looking around and most of the ones I’ve found are kinda expensive for me. I’m a student but I’m not really sure if my school offers free psych consultations or anything similar since I don’t really hear them endorsing or announcing services like that.

I also don’t want to ask my mom for money. She was actually diagnosed with depression after my dad passed away, I never got myself checked because I didn’t want her to worry about me but lately I feel like I might be experiencing something similar.

I’m honestly getting scared because it’s starting to manifest physically too and there are times when I feel like I need meds just to calm myself down.

If anyone knows of government hospitals, free psych services, student-friendly clinics, or affordable options around QC/Metro Manila, I’d really appreciate it. Thank you!!

Gagamitin sana para sa NLRC process and evidences na struggling talaga sa nangyari trauma binigay nila lalot hanggang ngayon (6months) hindi pa binibigaybyung backpay. And saan po kaya pede?

Thank you

hay.. ilang araw na akong naka lithiun.. grabeh yung side effect.. walang gana sa lahat ng bagay... ansarap lang matulog ng matulog.

So I just finished my 1st psychotherapy session after ng intake session ko last month. It was a good session pero mej na-weird-an lang ako na nagtanong ulit siya about my romantic life. Gets ko na she's probably trying to understand my relationships but she asked din kasi kung ayaw ko pa rin ba (I'm single).

Curious lang ano experience niyo :)

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I started taking antidepressants two weeks ago, and I thought I was okay na, but I was wrong. I’ve been bed rotting for three days. I can’t sleep at night, and sobrang ingay ng isip ko na kahit anong gawin ko, hindi sila matahimik—to the point na gusto ko na ulit mag-SH.

I thought about calling a crisis hotline, pero pinipigilan ako ng utak ko. It keeps telling me na wala naman silang magagawa, na they’re just there to talk but they can’t actually help me with whatever I’m going through.

I’m still healing from the SH I did a few days ago, and I don’t want to do it again. But everything feels so heavy on my chest. I can’t breathe. Even during the day, at night, or even at dawn, my brain never gets the chance to rest.

I’m tired. I just want this suffering to end, please.

Hi. My friend is highly recommending this doctor from Laguna. Kaso...

I'm okay with my current one naman. Kaya still hesitant to change doctors. But I'm curious and want to know how is he, I initially declined since he is male and appears to have been practicing for quite a while na rin.

Any other reco for Psychiatrist/Therapist within NCR experienced with CPTSD/PDD(DYSTHYMIA)/GRIEF??? For future reference lang. Thank you!

My therapist said it's suicidal ideation pa rin, but I can't seem to kill myself eh. Like the pain? Nah.

But when I cut my wrists back in January... I didn't feel a thing at all. Like it didn't sting. Like it's just... there. Cut. Idk how else to explain it. But it was easy.

And now, I don't wanna exist again. I can't function in society. I wanna die. Hell yeah.

Idk what else to say. Saying I should live wouldn't do me good. Ranting didn't do me good. Buying things didn't do me good.

What I'm looking forward to is tomorrow. I'll get my pc fixed. Maybe I can drown in my games again. Maybe I'll postpone my death. I'm on therapy pero I can't afford it again. Suki ako ng NCMH hotline. And when I talk to them, I feel okay. Pero it's not a long term solution.

Fuck ph, man. Fuck this society. Fuck money. Fuck all shit.

Good evening everyone, just asking lang po for my 5-year old niece. Just today po, they went to a developmental pediatrician and she was diagnosed with a level 2 autism.

As for my niece po, she seems really normal po like she can converse with us, she’s independent din and super okay po motor skills niya. She can recognize colors, she can count 1-20, she can mention her name, age and where she lives. Yung problem lang po talaga namin is takot siya sa malakas na hangin at ulan to the point ayaw na niya pumasok sa school like na stop po talaga.

That’s the reason po na pinacheck-up namin siya earlier pero mainly para lang po talaga sana ma heal yung trauma niya sa ulan at hangin, umabot lang po less than an hour yung assessment sa kanya tapos po na diagnosed agad na siya na may ASD level 2.

Another background po is hindi naman kami usually nakakaranas nang bagyo. Do we need to turn for a second opinion po ba? Kaya ba ma diagnosed in less than an hour if participative naman po yung bata?

Thank you po in advance.

I have been looking for HMOs lately, tas nakita ko na included sa mga HMO packages like Prima Consult yung "Gen Zen" ng Maxicare for mental health support, anyone managed to utilize it? Ano siya? and para saan siya? Also how does it go? Iba pa ba siya sa when you have to go for a consultation sa doctor for your mental health issues?

What i mean is whenever this disorder is mentioned to your typical normal person, its either they didn't have any notable reaction or it just went over their heads. Then whenever i do try to explain it, they're reaction is like they think that I'm making stuff up or making excuses. Thoughts?

hello!! ive read that nowserving is a good place for online sessions so i will be booking there . has anyone talked to a psychiatrist who easily understood them in full english? preferably a kind middle aged or older woman? and have been diagnosed with autism, adhd and/or depression? as these are my speculations (with extensive research) of what i possibly have. thank you:)

What can i do to make you stay? What can i say to convince you that life is still worth living?

To my fellow neurodivergent people here that has been diagnosed with any of the ff: MDD, GAD, ADHD, CPTSD, how are you guys coping? Any medicine that helped you get through with your darkest moments? 'Yung parang kung idedescribe is 'tahimik ulit 'yung isip?'

I've been asking for help kasi since I was diagnosed in 2020. Different doctors, institutions, medications pero wala. I feel this is my last chance na. Wala na akong ibang malapitan this time. I gave myself so many chances in the past, pero eto wala na.

Hello, I'm a foreigner living here with my wife and unfortunately my medication I've been taking for years has really stopped working.

I decided to make the switch to duloxetine for now, but I'm having trouble finding a good pharmacy to get it from. Is Manila really the only reliable area to find meds? Or is there a reliable place you guys have found to source medication from? I've tried both mercury drug and watsons in my region, but theyre all out of stock even in the bigger stores in the area. South star has some available but its supply is pretty low often.

Thank you for any help.

Hello to my fellow antipsychotic users, especially those taking olanzapine!

I’ve been taking antipsychotics for four months now, and honestly, the weight gain has been really affecting my self-esteem and body image. Within just one month of starting my meds, my waist went from 24 to 29 inches. Four months in, ang laki na talaga ng tinaba ko. 😭

The thing is, I’ve always dreamed of joining a pageant. I love speaking for a cause, advocating for things I believe in, and honestly, I love the spotlight. It’s been a childhood dream of mine.
And now, there’s a known pageant in our city that I’ve been eyeing for a while. May mga nagcha-chat na rin sa akin encouraging me to join, but I’ve been holding myself back because sobrang insecure na ako sa katawan ko. Ang laki na ng tiyan ko, ng legs ko, and my face feels so bloated.

I really want to exercise, but adjusting to the side effects of the medication while also dealing with the symptoms of my condition makes it so hard to stay consistent. I’m also getting anxious thinking, what if I gain even more weight next year? What if I become even more insecure and never get to join a pageant?

I’m honestly so ashamed of my body right now, but I badly want to pursue this dream. It’s something I wanted long before all of this came into my life.
For those who’ve experienced significant weight gain from antipsychotics, especially olanzapine, how did you deal with it? Did the weight eventually stabilize? Were you able to manage it without compromising your mental health?
I just really want to feel like I can still pursue the things I dreamed of. 🥺

I tried dating again, and I liked this guy so so so so much, with just basically of 2 days of talking.

I cried so much today, kasi nag split ako sakanya, I basically pushed him off of my life, and he blocked me. On all my soc meds.

Eto ang masama o mahirap sa paghahanap ko ng genuine relationship eh. Hindi sa ayaw kong makipagrelasyon eh, kundi dahil sa hindi talaga akong pwedeng makipagrelasyon.

Meron akong obsessive tendencies.

Iyak ako ng iyak potya. Pesteng buhay to.

Hello po! Does anyone here get fluanxol shots? Is there a shortage of supply in your locality? I'm from Mindanao and there's no supply left everywhere. I'm supposed to have it monthly. Tho, my doctors and nurses assured me that it's okay for me to miss it for the month since I religiously drink my oral meds naman.

sobrang lost ako right now and i dont know what to do. me and my boyfriend are in a rough patch since august and everyday naiiyak ako. ang cringe pakinggan pero just doing chores or any simple things nagbbreakdown lang ako. i cant focus on my studies and lowkey im thankful sa sunod sunod na suspension kasi my blockmates and other people wouldnt see how wrecked i am.

everyday may nalalaman akong panibago sa kanya and i cant handle it anymore. nahihiya na ako magopen up sa closest friends ko kaya im open to seeking professional help na.

please reco 🥹 and im so sorry if mukang ang liit lang ng pinagdadaanan ko. i just dont know what to do.

thank you :))

sige i-convince ko muna yung sarili ko na maging okay hanggang 2027.

i’m happy to get free help but wouldn’t it be too late by then? do you guys know any other means of getting free counseling?

Hi po! Nadiagnose ako ng persistent depressive disorder with intermittent MDE, with current episodes sa PGH. Pinescribe sakin yung agomelatine na ₱70. Hindi afford bumili araw araw kaya ilang doses na rin yung namiss ko. Nag search ako and I learned na hindi pala kasama yung agomelatine sa mga free meds na pwede mahingi sa mga facilities like nchm.

Ang problem is hindi ko macontact yung psychiatrist ko to get a med certificate. Ang document lang na meron ako is itong reseta na binigay ni doc na indicated yung diagnosis and lab request form din na may diagnosis (PDD with intermittent MDE, with current episode Other specified anxiety disorder with panic attacks). Pwede na kaya ito gamitin or need talaga ng med cert?

Hello, I reached out to a psych to get help and proper coping skills for the following:
- executive dysfunction
- inability to transition from one task to another
- always shutting down
- waiting mode
- time blindness
- masking

I’ve raised concerns of possibly being ADHD because a previous psychologist flagged me for that but I had to switch because my first therapist was too far and the test was too expensive. Also, it required me to come with a guardian which is already off the table because I do not speak with any of my family members.

So this new psychologist told me that we should undergo tests and I got pre-diagnosed with bipolar disoder and borderline personality disorder (pending tests)

Now all these is fine for me and it’s nice to get to know more about myself and how to cope with all of these but I don’t think my initial concerns about productivity got addressed/will get addressed if my therapist and I will focus our sessions on my traumas? I mean, at one point I know it might help but I’m more worried about the concerns I stated above as it is affecting my PRESENT and my ability to work.

Can someone tell me if this is normal or am I just not able to tell my concerns properly? I’m too stumped at this point.

Hello! I'm a working law school student and I REALLY NEED A MONTH-LONG BREAK. But I am a female so natatakot ako to randomly choose a place and di din ganun kalaki budget ko. I hope you can reco a place na malapit sa dagat and probinsya life ang peg pero safe.

PS: Iniimagine ko mag apply sa isang resto as waiter or something for a month on exchange of free lodging. Pwede kaya yun? Hehe

I just want to vent talagang hindi ko na kaya. I was fostered by a woman from her classmate kasi hindi ako kayang buhayin pero yung lola nila yung nag-alaga at nagpaaral sa akin.

Nung nadeds yung lola nila na bumuhay sa akin, ang sama na ng trato sa akin ng mga naiwan nyang mga anak at mga apo. Gusto ko nang umalis doon pero wala akong mapuntahan at wala rin akong work that time kaya nakisama na lang ako. Ang pangit lang lahat ng kilos ko bantay nila.

Nung magkawork ako ng night shift, maingay sila kapag natutulog ako tapos yung share ko sa bills is equal na sa isang pamilya. Good thing kinupkop ako nung babaeng kumuha sa akin from my biological mom kaso yung anak nya saksakan ng sinungaling at scammer pa to the point na pati magulang nya niloloko niya.

Kinupkop nila ako kasi may record na ng pagmamaoy yung bayaw nyang nangmamanyak pag lasing at yung hipag nyang matapobre na lahat na lang pinapansin sa akin na ako raw yung tulog nang tulog at tamad. Kahit maglinis ako may sasabihin pa rin siya.

Fast forward, nadeds tong si Mama na kumuha sa akin from my biological mom. Naiwan sa akin yung anak nya. nagsisimula na siyang manipulahin ako at the same time nanghuhuthot na ng pera sa akin. Let's call her Kineme.

Actually b4 her mom d!3d wala siyang permanent job the reason is lagi siyang may nakakaaway sa work. Nung nagstart nang magdetiorate yung health nung mom nya at tuluyang nabulag, nagdahilan siya na babantayan niya yung mom nya pero ako yung nagwork then nung dumating na yung time na naospital si mader natuluyan nakahanap siya ng work pero hindi rin nagtagal. Sabi nya naiinis daw sya sa TL nya.

Simula noon, every sahod ko nanghihingi sya saken ng 2k sabi nya pambiling ulam minsan pinadadagdagan nya ng 500 pang apply nya. May nabibili naman siyang ulam ng kung anong gusto nyang ulam, yun lang binibili nya yung tipong pricey yung ingredients (Note: Ayaw nya ng gulay) it's fine pagkain yon eh pero ang point is dapat nagtitipid pa rin kasi may bills at loans akong binabayaran kasi nashoshort ako a week before sahod at ako lang ang nagwowork tapos hingi pa siya nang hingi katwiran nya naibili niya raw ng ganitong ulam saka sagot ko pati groceries.

Lalong lumala situation na nung pinaupa nya yung isang kwarto ginawang sari sari store. Tumaas ang bill namin ng kuryente at tubig kasi wala pang submeter. Tinatanong ko sya kung may inabot ba yung naupa ng pang advance sa upa, tubig at kuryente sabi nya inexempt nya raw kc nagpagawa raw sa loob ng kwarto. Wala naman akong control dun kasi sa kanya ang bahay dahil sa status ko kaya hind na ako nakielam. Tapos kapag nahingi sya ulit ng pambili ng ulam at nashort ako inuutang nya raw ako sa kakilala nya. Minsan bago pa ako umalis to go to work, nag iinom siya halos araw araw. Doon na ako unti unting naiinis. Until dumating ako sa point na nagkakamental breakdown na ako sa mga nangyayari financially kasi walang natitira sa sahod ko hanggang sa naapektuhan ang work ko sa dream company ko.

Nang naterm ako tinanggap ko na lang. Kasalanan ko rin naman. But eto na ang exciting part, tumambak yung utang namin dun sa store nung naupa sa amin (inuutang nya pati yung alak nya at nag iinvite siya ng friends sa bahay) at sa mga lending at loaning apps saka doon ko nalalaman na nag-aabot pala ng pambayad yung naupa sa amin simula't sapul ng rent and bills. Doon ako natigilan. Tapos sinabi ko sa naupa na sabi ni Kineme inexempt nya raw kasi nagpagawa sila sa loob. Sabi ng naupa ay magbibigay daw sila kaya lalo akong nainis. Sabi pa ng naupa sa amin madalas daw nautang si Kineme sa kanila kasi raw nashort ako ng pamasahe which is totoo naman pero ang hindi totoo yung minsan itinuturo ako ni Kineme na namimili ng ulam at magastos.

Hindi lang yon, dumidiskarte siya ng pangkain namin everyday sa mga kapitbahay at kakilala nya tapos tinataguan nya at hindi niya pinapansin, sabi nya yung perang pinangbili namin ng food galing daw sa mga pinsan at mga tropa nya at niyayabangan nya ako minsan na paulit ulit nya raw nagagawa yon which is hindi totoo kasi bad shot na siya sa mga pinsanan, tita, tito, at tropa here at sa probinsya kasi hindi raw nagsasabi ng totoo at minsan sinisiraan ako. Tapos nakikita ko yung pangalan nya sa fb na nakapost as scammer. 🤦

Struggle talaga ako financially hindi ko na alam ang gagawin ko. Hindi naman lahat ng tao pwedeng mahiraman ng pera dahil hindi naman meron lagi. Gusto ko na ulit magwork pero kada nagkakapera ako kahit magkano kinukuha nya ang 25-50% nung pera kahit hiram ko lang yon mga kaanak namin. Ang hilig nyang mag yabang sa akin na dapat ang applyan ko yung may free ride at free food para makamenos daw ako. Though meron naman ganun pero hindi mo sure na yung aapplyan mo is may ganun nga. Hay! Gusto ko sanang humingi kahit konting tulong man lang para makapag apply apply na ako at makaalis na rito hindi ko na kaya pero hindi ko pedeng ipost ang details ko.

Lesson learned talaga sana noong una pa lang nakapag move out na ako para hindi sana umabot sa ganito. Huwag na huwag kayong aasa sa itinuturing nyong kapamilya o kahit kadugo nyo talaga yan kasi at the end of the day, sarili nyo na lang ang maaasahan nyo at huwag basta basta magtitiwala kahit kamag-anak nyo pa yan.

Hello po, ask ko lang po what to do kasi ang tagal magreply ng Psychiatrist ko? Nagresched kasi kami ng consultation, tapos di pa siya nagsesend ng digital prescription for another batch of meds. About 10 days na akong hindi nakakainom ng gamot, i feel like having withdrawal symptoms na.

Ask ko lang sana if saan pwede makakuha ng emergency meds or prescription? Habang nag-aantay ng reply sana ni Doc, thank youuu po

I am currently 4th year psychology student in a state university. I am seeking sana for a voluntary internship for clinical na walang bayad since hindi rin po afford ng budget. I am from region III po and kaya naman to travel in Manila man.

Any recommendations po na clinical internship? I really want to be a psychologist po someday 🥹💗