Guide from erstmalreden.de
No appointment does not mean that you do not need help. It first of all means that access is difficult right now. There are still next steps.
Many practices are full. A rejection therefore does not mean that your concern is too small, wrong, or unimportant. You may keep looking for help even if several places have nothing free right now.
Write down when you asked where and what the answer was: no place, waiting list, ask again later, or no reply. This helps you keep an overview and can be useful with health insurance, 116117, or further questions.
You can keep contacting practices and involve other places at the same time: family doctor, psychotherapeutic consultation hour, 116117, counseling center, social counseling, or health insurance. Sometimes the next step is not the perfect therapy place immediately, but a first professional assessment.
You can ask directly: "Can you put me on a waiting list or name another place?" Or: "Can you tell me what next step is possible?" Sentences like this are enough. You do not have to explain everything.
If you do not feel safe, have suicidal thoughts, or are afraid you might harm yourself or someone else, waiting for an appointment is not the right path. Then real urgent help matters: 112 in immediate danger, a crisis service, or someone who stays with you now.
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