How to Seek Mental Health Support Now

Please note that this site is not intended to provide clinical care. Here we provide information about when and how to seek mental health support.  

Entrepreneurs seek help to propel success

Entrepreneurs seek help to propel success. From investors, executives, engineers and lawyers to consultants, academics, experts and advisors, entrepreneurs surround themselves with affiliates and associates who smooth the whitewater of entrepreneurship.

If you experience mental health symptoms that could cause you and your company to capsize, then now is the time to add a mental health resource to your team.  While mental health symptoms can cause enormous distress, hang on to your hope because mental health care is effective. Mental health conditions are easiest to treat in their early stages, so the sooner you seek help, the better. Proactive entrepreneurs are successful entrepreneurs. Mitigate your mental health challenges and build your mental health strengths by lining up the help you need to succeed.

Early warning signs

Early warning signs of depression, anxiety, bipolar spectrum conditions, ADHD, and other entrepreneur mental health issues signal that it is time to seek help. Here’s what to look for:

Social warning signs:

  • Isolation, feeling disconnected, or withdrawal from normal activities
  • Not functioning at work; failing to lead, manage, build, and motivate others
  • Distressed and ineffective relationships with friends and family
  • Frequent disputes, arguments and fights

Emotional warning signs:

  • Intrusive and extreme emotions
  • An inability to cope with problems or daily activities
  • Excessive anxiety, worry, rumination, panic attacks
  • Prolonged sadness, depression or apathy
  • Feeling helpless, hopeless, worthless, and guilt
  • Extreme moods, pronounced mood swings
  • Excessive anger and hostility
  • Feeling overwhelmed, burned out and lost
  • Loss of interest in things you usually find enjoyable

Cognitive warning signs:

  • Your mind is somewhere else, distracted, scattered, difficulty concentrating
  • Suicidal thoughts, racing thoughts, catastrophic thoughts
  • Thinking about self-harm, thoughts of causing harm to others
  • Unusual or “magical” thinking
  • Impaired memory, thinking, judgement
  • Lack of curiosity and creativity

Behavioral warning signs:

  • Difficulty sleeping, too much or too little sleep
  • Appetite changes, unwanted weight gain or weight loss
  • Marked changes in personality, eating or sleeping patterns
  • Violent behavior
  • Losing control of drug and alcohol use
  • Impairment caused by drugs and alcohol
  • Significant decline in hygiene and self-care
  • Significantly less active, spending too much time in bed
  • Unable to perform usual daily functions and responsibilities

If you are in a crisis, please seek help immediately. Here’s how:

  • Call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.
  • Text HELLO to 741741 to reach the Crisis Text Line from anywhere in the United States, anytime. A live, trained Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds from a secure online platform and will help you move from a hot moment to a cool moment.
  • Chat with a counselor on line through Lifeline Chat, available 24/7 in the USA for crisis intervention, emotional support, problem solving.

If you need support but are not in a crisis, take advantage of these resources from Mental Health America.

  • Reach out to a warmline. Warmlines offer free and confidential support from people who understand what it’s like to struggle with mental health problems.

Find a warmline here

  • Join a support group. Join with others who experience the same symptoms and conditions to share mental wellness strategies and solutions. Find a support group here
  • Find a provider. Locate mental health providers and your support in your area here. You can filter by location, type of treatment service, or by mental health condition.
  • Learn about mental health treatment options. Find out more about mental health conditions and how treatment works here.
  • Use self-care tools. Find apps, worksheets, mental wellness games, podcasts and more here

More resources.

  • Talk with your primary care physician. Your general practitioner, internist, family practice doctor or primary care physician can help you with many mental health issues and make referrals as well.
  • Treatment referral helpline: 1-800-622-4357 or FindTreatment.gov. Offered by SAMHSA, a federal mental health agency, this free help line offers mental health information and treatment referrals 24/7/365.
  • Curated mental health apps: Scientific experts at One Mind Psyber Guide review and curate apps.  Select from 185 valid, reliable, and easy to use.
  • Learn more about mental health conditions and identify additional resources from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) website, and the MentalHealth.gov website.

Online and video therapy is available from several digital mental health providers. Many of these are listed below. This is not an exhaustive list, and we have not evaluated these organizations.

Able To https://www.ableto.com/

Better Help https://www.betterhelp.com/

Cerebral https://getcerebral.com/

Ginger https://www.ginger.com/

Headspace Health https://www.headspace.com/

Meru Health https://www.meruhealth.com/

Oneline-therapy.com https://www.online-therapy.com/

Real https://www.join-real.com/

ReachLink https://www.reachlink.com/

Talkspace https://www.talkspace.com/

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