For many years therapy has always had a stigma attached to it. There are so many misunderstandings about mental health and the treatment for it. Lindsay Holmes, a contributor writer for the Huffington Post, says that seeing a mental health professional is no different than seeing a specialist for any other illness. Going to therapy is not a bad thing. Here are some things people in therapy want you to know:
- You should never feel ashamed for being in therapy
- There's still a huge stigma attached to it
- When it comes to treatment, everybody's different
- There is no right amount of time to be in therapy
- No, you don't have to lay on a couch
- It sometimes takes a while to find the right therapist
- Not everyone in therapy has a mental health disorder
- Your therapist definitely doesn't gossip
- Being in therapy doesn't necessarily lead to medication, but if it does, that's totally okay
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