Is it ok to mention one's problems to a politician the way that one talks to a psychologist?

You could write to them but I don’t see much point in it. I doubt you’d get much of a response.

If you see a politician in person, they are usually in a rush, so not able to get into deep conversations. If you do get into a conversation with them, they are more likely to listen if you are talking about local issues, for example, a road, or some building that’s going on. If you start talking to them about your personal issues, that’s not what they’re there for so they will probably say a few kind words and move on.

That seems completely pointless.
Not only are they grotesquely unqualified, but they do not give a shit, even if you paid them.
They would probably openly laugh at you, in public even.

No because they don’t care.

Sure. Just know they will also charge you $200 per hour but not help you one least bit.

You might as well talk to the wall.

No way. Politicians aren’t required to keep your issues confidential (like a doctor is) so you could easily be mentioned at the politician’s next speech.

And your politician isn’t trained to help. They’re trained to lie and bargain.

The difference is obvious. For example if you believe, without a shred of evidence, that high ranking Democratic party officials were connected to human trafficking and child sex rings based in a pizza parlour in Washington DC, then that is clearly a matter for your psychologist.

If on the other hand you believe, without a shred of evidence, that high ranking Democratic party officials were connected to human trafficking and child sex rings based in a pizza parlour in Washington DC, then that is obviously a political matter.

I hope that clarifies things.

Yes…if the politician will listen like a psychologist.

NO!!! First off…they do NOT care what problems you’re having & they WON’T be listening UNLESS you say something off the wall & they see it as threatening & then the authorities WILL be sitting on your doorsteps when you get home!!! IF politicians gave a crap, we’d have better mental health facilities avaiable to EVERYONE…NOT just their family!!!

A politician has no responsibility or obligation for keeping a conversation private, so you might as well broadcast it on a radio.

No, that’s not their job. If you want to explain why or how their legislation affects you, that would be pertinent however and possibly could change their vote.
In those cases, I’d request a one on one meeting over coffee.

A politician can do very little with your grievances, unless they are very common, in which case, the more people write to them about their problem, the more likely they are to push or support an executive or legislative remedy.

In certain circumstances, where the situation is sympathetic and the remedy is just flexing political power, like a process being held up in red tape, causing something bad to happen to you, I have found politicians very helpful. They can only moderately affect the law, but they do have “pull”, and most are amenable to the idea of using their soft power to help a constituent.

The issue is being the kind of person that actually does that in the first place.

Why would you even want to? In hopes that they’ll feel your pain and do something about your situation? or change the way some issues are handled in your province?

They might take your name down and put you on their list of people to be wary of like the US government does.