SOUL Model: Steps to Consider After Receiving a Mental Health Diagnosis
Getting a mental health diagnosis can feel like a door closing. We want you to see it as a door opening: to language for what you’ve been carrying, to care that fits, and to a community that gets it.
The SOUL Model is a roadmap to start with, whether this is new for you or you’re walking alongside someone you love.
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Steps to Consider After Receiving a Mental Health Diagnosis
Receiving a diagnosis can bring up a lot of feelings. Allow yourself to process them. Talk with your therapist or trusted friends about them.
O — Organize, advocate for yourself, and gather your questions.
Questions for your therapist: What does the diagnosis mean? What are my treatment options? If you are not satisfied, consider a second opinion. Racial, gender identity, and sexual orientation bias in care is real. Remember, this is your care and you have a right to feel good about it.
U — Unite your Community & Wellness System
Identify people who are capable and willing to support you in your healing journey. Build your wellness toolkit by making your health appointments, getting medications if needed, as well as finding or naming practices that sustain you, like faith, art, hobbies, etc.
L — Live in Your Truth, One Day At a Time
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