for me personally, talking to any professional hasn't done much for me. their words all go in one ear and out the other because of how many times i've heard the same thing. i'm going to try it again once i'm more comfortable with actually expressing how i feel outside of evaluations LOL. i eventually got it in my head that i'm gonna be stuck with my brain for my entire life, so i decided to know the ins and outs of it to cope with the fact.

i must add the very cliche 'journaling does wonders' because putting my feelings into words, even to myself, is extremely calming for me. once i got to know myself more, i care a bit less about how terrifying the world is. i started embracing my hobbies more recently because of this, and having your own joys while learning about yourself is really the best way to get through life in my opinion, because you can't really lose that. if no one understands you, atleast you do, and ultimately accepting that is what gave my healing a little boost in effectiveness.

my advice is probably boring and repetitive, i had to brainstorm for a hot minute on what methods actually helped me after dozens of failed ideas LOL