Psychotherapy is not for the weak or "crazy"

A lot of people make the mistake of thinking that going to therapy is a sign of weakness. Nothing could be further from the truth. Learning what the real reasons for repeating destructive patterns, acknowledging fears that you might have kept “safely” hidden from yourself in your unconscious, where they could control and limit you, is not easy. Ultimately, understanding that you can create much of your life takes guts not cowardice.

Another common misconception about psychotherapy is that it is for “crazy” people. This is just not true. Anybody can get stuck using coping mechanisms that might have been very effective at some point in their pasts, but are no longer adaptive or effective. Since a person is on “auto-pilot” she or he doesn’t even realize that these limiting patterns are being repeated.

Getting one’s unconscious out of the driver’s seat is the key to putting a stop to crashing into the same brick walls over and over again. These hidden patterns may make it difficult to have rewarding intimate relationships, sustain physical health, cope with rejection (not that that is ever fun), have a satisfying career or even be able to identify one’s true feelings. These patterns often are not obvious and they limit a person’s ability to live a creative authentic life.

Since even the celebrities have consulted therapists, the labels of "weak" and "crazy" are merely projections of fear about our myths about madness. They are the tools of the "psychosiphobic", people finding themselves to be sane yet still fearful of mental health consumers.

It is in one's best interest to consult a therapist to transform one's life, rather than to remain locked in the "madhouse" of dysfunctional existence.

And you shall know it by how much dust is under your bed, and by how often you bathe.