Not sure what I'm looking for.
I'm new here and I'm a bit apprehensive about this, but I think I'd like someone to talk to? I don't need scheduled chats, just someone I can message when I need to who'll respond when they can. I've been dealing with depression since middle school (I'm 25) and have recently had some anxiety issues as well. I'm not in any danger of self-harming, but my brain sometimes tells me I'm worthless and I have a hard time shutting that down. I'm overwhelmed by the forums and group chats here and I'm not sure where to begin. I know that ultimately I need to go back into counseling, but I'll be having some insurance changes soon so I don't want to start working with someone only to not be able to afford them when my insurance changes in a few months. I know that active listening is not the same as therapy, and I will try not to use it as such (I've never done this before, though, so I'll probably slip. If I do, call me on it.) but I think the extra support would be helpful in the meantime.
(Female, USA, Central time)