Needing to see a Therapist

>>33697651
you most likely will never see a gun in your lifetime.

>>33697667
not true,
HIPAA is pretty legit

You should be fine as long as you're seeing them voluntarily, and they don't end up actually diagnosing you with anything or medicating you. I've been going to one since last year and I still pass my 4473s

>>33697651
don't talk about your desire to kill people, etc

>>33697651
Have you been involuntarily committed by a court order? Declared legally insane by a court?

No? Then you can buy a gun.

>>33697651
I went through something similar OP. I was pretty depressed but not really suicidal. Was afraid of losing my guns so I didn't go,to a therapist. I have a really close knit family, so I told them and they helped me through it.

Thats not really an option for everyone, but was for. I bet the statistics for people not getting the help they need so they don't lose their guns is pretty high. Once again, thanks Obama

>>33697707

But depression is kind of vanilla, I think being diagnosed with that is inevitable.

>>33697708

I assume you're just joking, but I don't feel that way. I don't even want to kill myself, I just want to stop feeling so bad.

>>33697712

Nothing like that, but I've never filled out any kind of form or had a background check for guns. What should I watch out for when filling one out? I know that lying on one is a federal crime.

>>33697725
Someone should make that last part a /k/ thumbs up ball.

>>33697651
As long as you live in a decent state, and don't mention owning guns, or being suicidal/homicidal/psychotic you should be fine.

>>33697744
https://www.atf.gov/firearms/docs/4473-part-1-firearms-transaction-record-over-counter-atf-form-53009/download

The thing you're concerned about is question 11.f.

"Seeing a therapist" does not meet the grounds for answering "yes" on this, so you are fine. If you need more info, look at the instructions for 11.f on p4.

>a determination by a court, board, commission or other lawful authority that a person, as a result of marked subnormal intelligence, or mental illness, incompetency, condition, or disease; (1) is a danger to himself or others; or 920 lacks the mental capacity to contract or manage his own affairs. This term shall include: (1) a finding of insanity by a court in a criminal case; and (2) those persons found incompetent to stand trail or found not guilty by reason of lack of mental responsibility.

This is not something your therapist determines by themselves.

>>33698045
This is the only useful answer ITT. I've taken three trips to the mental ward for being an edgy teenager and passed a 4473 yesterday because they were all voluntary stays

>>33697651
As long as your seeing them voluntarily and your therapist doesn't see you as a threat to yourself/others you'll be fine. I was seeing one not too long ago for depression (had no friends since high school and needed advice/guidance on how to make new ones) and anxiety (again around making friends and workplace anxiety) and bought an AK while this was going on. I passed the 4473 with flying colors.

>>33698045
>>33698475

Thanks for the perspective, fellas. It means a lot. I'll see about going in and I won't mention my hobbies.

It's an awful feeling I have and I want to be able to try fix it. I keep recalling so many awful moments from many years ago and they feel so real and its painful. The weird part is, these feelings are very recent.

>>33698045
I should note that the instructions section on 11.f also includes the conditions by which your rights might be restored to you, even if you did a turn in the booby hatch courtesy of a court of law.

So really, people, read the fucking document. It's on the internet and everything.