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Lots of people here seem to seek out professional help, I didn't realise therapy was such a widespread thing.

I partially agree with Padster on this one - I was made to speak with a counsellor after a guy I knew attempted to rape me. I just didn't engage with her, I resented being made to talk about "why I was here". I guess I veiwed the whole excercise as pointless. Other people making a bigger deal of it than me, I can't say that the incident caused me much of a problem because I feel I answered my own questions about it and moved on.

Relying on myself to work through life's problems - loss, grief, disfunctional relationships, destructive thinking/behaviour, anxiety and (for me) to a lesser extent addiction, has made me stronger and more capable than if I had sought help from a third party. That's not to say that there is no place for therapy - obviously for some people it is beneficial and indeed necessary.