Redditors told me to go to a therapist but I can’t afford one nor pick one from thousands available. What now?

This post makes no sense and has zero context. What clay sculptures? What? Huh? Why are they saying to seek therapy? Maybe provide even the minimum of context? I didn't see how anyone could possibly give you advice based on the information you provided here.
- Translation: I have written a post about my thoughts online. I was told to seek therapy, but I don't have enough money to pay for one. What now?
  Tis a joke.

I do not recommend this Van gogh method
- No but seriously why people say such things as if it was some kind of magic pill, free thing
  Either they think it is some kind of no brainer solution to everything they do not like
  Or they say it as a form of derogatory remark which is doubly questionable
  It’s like everything wrong with XXI century can be summed up by this phrase.
  XXI century, go seek therapy, you are the worst timeline
  
  That is not everything wrong with the 21st century - that's just Reddit being a toxic platform. Sociopaths get off on inflicting pain - their comments aren't about you, they're doing it for self gratification.

This post smacks of disingenuousness.
- At the risk of being impolite, it reeks of cuckoo.

Either you're trolling or you're exaggerating.

Therapy will be a useless tool to combat mental health until thrapists can legally decide the government has to pay welfare to people who they decide can not handle 40hrs a week.
Therapy can't fix the main economic stressors that are the cause of most people's mental issues.
- That’s what I have been thinking. Therapy could be a way to make the masses more productive and obey the senseless laws of society

Therapy is one tool that can assist personal growth. You could also try reading into Stoicism or make friends you can talk to candidly or take some acid.
- Hey, hey, hey: Mushrooms before acid (although honestly trying to make friends with shared interests is probably the best idea).
- Okay but if it is so essential as the contemporary society would allow you to believe then why it is more expensive than an hour with a sex worker? (At least here) somehow I cannot get the therapy prostitution connection out of my mind.
  Like why would I say to some stranger (I choose based on looks and opinions lol) my feelings and pay them for it and also wait for dates available like it was some highly sought service competition and I am just some 10th gear in queue of the bucks making machine.
  Not only I must pay for this but also wait patiently for a month. Some crazy stuff
  And what is that will be revealed to me that I didn’t know already if anything? For an hour of feeling good after waiting for weeks I will pay 150 dollars??
  I could get one pack of high quality cocaine for that /j not to mention all the stuff that I actually need to buy
  And if it doesn’t work then money wasted? What does "working" even mean in this context i don’t know. Hopefully makes me earn more money because I need that.
  Right now I am unable to work prolly cause some autism but who knows. I am unable to resist daily grind and emotions of commuting and working for more than a month without mental breakdown.
  Will therapy fix that?
  
  Therapy isn’t brain medicine. It’s different for lots of people, however to me it was an opportunity to practice skills I otherwise wouldn’t in a safe environment. The main skills I was able to practice were self reflection and emotional expression.
  If I hadn’t gone to therapy, I would still be practically unable to open up to the people closest to me and I would still have my self image corrupted by delusions of self hatred from depression.
  It’s sounds like fru-fru bullshit, but it does slowly make a difference. Eventually I realized that all my relationships became more healthy and my self confidence was significantly improved.
  Lots of people -especially men in my experience- have no experience opening up and have a lot of deep fears about it and they end up self-isolating way more than is healthy. Therapy is the only real way where you can express yourself and get a sanity check without any kind of blowback.
  
  I wouldn't say it's essential, more one option out of a whole bunch you could use to improve yourself (though we pay for many essential things like housing, water, food... Welcome to life as we know it).
  Therapy isn't going to "fix" anything. It's a way of helping you reflect on yourself, see where your problems are, give you some perspective and start to see things differently. It can help you understand why you have certain behaviours and traits and work on unpicking them or unlearning them. But like I said, lots of other things can help you get there too, like meeting new people and having good chats, taking drugs that change your perspective, travelling, reading books. All of the above combined.

Check your local library and city/county department of health, they may run free or low cost group therapy sessions.

Since OP admitted this was "made-up clickbait and satire," I'll just comment for anyone stumbling upon this. You can:
Check out a free self-help CBT book from the library. Search online for free ones, too: https://cogbtherapy.com/free-online-cbt-workbook
Get free evidence-based practices that you can do alone at ggia.berkeley.edu
Get free guided mindfulness meditation audio/video from https://www.uclahealth.org/uclamindful/guided-meditations
Use health insurance to safely get transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS): https://clinicaltmssociety.org/find-a-clinic/
Seek help in !mentalhealth@lemmy.world or !Help_Others@lemmy.blahaj.zone.

The solution really depends on the problem. We don't know why they told you to seek therapy.
- Doesn’t matter, it was a made-up clickbait and satire to have some serious talk in the comments about these things
  
  So this post is just a platform for you to vaguely criticize therapy? It sounds like it's financially out of reach where you live and that sounds like a societal issue. But I will happily admit that a lot of what people depend on therapy could likely be much more cheaply given by having a stronger social network.

Why in god's name should you need therapy for writing about clay sculpting?!
- They thought I am wrong even though I am right

Develop an alcohol addiction, seems to work for others.

Some ancient Greek dude said all men should aspire to be like feral dogs, or something like that. Hope that helps.
Jules Bastien-Lepage (1848–1884) A painting of Diogenes
On dogs
Edit: in case anyone takes me seriously, don't. Taking mental health advice from ancient Greek ascetics is a terrible idea.

start an IRL clay sculpting club
socialize with IRL people
...?
Profit

What? We need more context.

I'm here to help you as a peer . See you in !mentalhealth@lemmy.world

Online therapy is good. One of the major downsides is it doesn't get you going outside though, which is a major benefit of therapy at a clinic.
Other than that, make more friends and chat it out with them (join a run club in your city, for example) or use an AI therapist. There's a lot of people who will shreik and yell at these options, but if you have no other options, they're great
- I think people will hate me tbh, that’s why I don’t join clubs or stuff like that
  Not even discord servers. Not even talking to similar people or within the group that should like me cause if they hate me that would be crushing if you know what I mean
  Hence I often get to know people who already hate me like alt right or some bullies, toxic ppl, because that is… less risky? Somehow. I don’t truly care about them so if they hate me this feels like nothing. but if someone who I really look up to would hate me… well, that would be rather extremely painful
  Actually that would probably make me hate them psychotically as a some kind of subjective defense of identity. And what is understood by me as ‘hate’ is very sensitive. Merely sideways stare that I would interpret too much will make me go off to some deep end (but only if it is from someone in some group that I should belong to)
  If it is some aggressive looking, young male with bald head and ugly stare then I will just feel like on a safari and see the dangerous wildlife that should be avoided. Scary of course, adrenaline going but not something that lasts in my mind
  I am not afraid of wolves or tigers. But what I am afraid of is a woman that will thrust a knife in my heart and kill it
  
  Yeah. I'm going to say keep trying with the therapy thing.

My advice: budget for it, you really need one. There are lots of therapists who offer sliding scale.
- why do I really need one tho, I am curious what is that you spotted that made you feel like it
  its just such a non telling comment - go to therapy. why, what's wrong, what made you uneasy?
  
  You're actively sabotaging yourself, your relationships, and your physical health because of your thoughts. Also you come across as more than a little unstable. I am not a therapist, but if I can get this impression reading 5 paragraphs of what you write, I would say you have serious issues.

Reditors say, goto therapist.
Therapists say, goto redit.
But they are all the same.
/s

Instead of trying to lay for one in a professional setting, start dating and seek out a therapist as a significant other. The time it takes to solidify a relationship and get help that way will take less time and money than seeking it through the medical system.
- Go seek therapy

Go through a Christian program. Super cheap or fee
- I am trans, nonbinary, xenogendrr, they gonna crucify me or something lmao
  But a solid advice otherwise
  
  I'm an atheist, I got therapy after a divorce for $50 a session through a Christian program in my city. They don't care who you are and if they do then they're going against their license and can get sued/fired.

While I don't really condone nor would I personally do this...I have heard of people using chatgpt as their therapist. There are so many questions to ask about this method of seeking therapy, but leaving those in the dark, I hear that it can be extremely helpful. Ymmv.
P.s. I hate that I'm recommending this....
- No. Just no.