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Stigma of going into therapy


“What will the neighbors think if they come to know I’m in therapy?”
“I am suicidal but how can I go to a shrink?Nobody in m family ever has”.
“What if my mother comes to know I am abusing weed if the therapist’s office calls?”
“I am not crazy, why should I go a therapist?”
“It is so darn costly to go to one.This will sort itself out on its own!”
“I am good enough the way I am.So what if I’m addicted to porn and my marriage is falling apart , its not that lethal an addiction.I can stop anytime and don’t need that psychobabble”.
These are some of the common reservations /stigmas/false stories one tells self before entering therapy.
Therapy is not just for serious mental illness like schizophrenia or bipolar but is very useful in changing deeply ingrained patterns ,healing emotional wounds, understanding origin of trauma and healing it, stopping backsliding and leading an emotionally healthy life.
Things therapy can help deal with include childhood emotional abuse,trauma,domestic violence, depression and suicide thoughts,relationship and intimacy issues, addictions and the likes.
The changes brought about are permanent if one is committed to recovery so it is only sensible to shed the stigma and concomitant fears and leap right into therapy.

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