I&#x27;m not saying people in the comments are any good at helping people with mental illnesses, but from my experience the professionals are pretty fucking terrible at it too.<p>I&#x27;m autistic and my wife has PTSD and anxiety disorder. She&#x27;s been through about 6 therapists, all of whom were highly recommended by other people we know or other therapists. We&#x27;ve been to three marriage counsellors. I&#x27;ve been to a therapist that was an &quot;autism specialist&quot; who told me after speaking to me for 3 minutes that I&#x27;m not autistic because I have at least 1 friend and I&#x27;m married. Perhaps these were all smart people, but between the 10 of them, they have so far been completely unable to help my wife and I with any of our problems. We&#x27;ve been throwing a small fortune at our various issues, and our lives are still a nightmare.<p>I&#x27;m even about to pay 10-15k out of pocket for a fucking therapy dog that&#x27;s probably going to be a waste of money, because we are desperate and the professionals aren&#x27;t very useful.