How to Know When You Need Therapy
A non-professional's take on knowing when to reach out for help.

You might want to consider finding a licensed counselor if:
You had a childhood
You were raised by humans
You were raised by monsters
You were bullied (or are currently being bullied; it still happens to adults)
When speaking to people, you tend to suck all the air out of the room
Unhealed trauma comes up every time you are around people
You can't stop talking about things that happened more than a year ago
You think therapy is for crazy people (we’re all crazy here)
Every time there is a loud noise, you jump
The worst-case scenario is your go-to in every situation
You believe the problem can’t be you; everyone else is at fault
You have strong feelings that seem to come out of nowhere (anger, jealousy, euphoria, loneliness, etc.)
Everything is about you
Nothing is about you
Someone you respect outright suggests you go to therapy
You went to therapy but didn’t get anything out of it
You feel like an elephant is sitting on your chest
Nobody you interact with on a daily basis knows what really goes on in your head
Things that used to bring you joy no longer do
You need honest feedback from a third-party observer
You numb your pain to the point that you can't feel anything anymore
Patterns keep repeating and you don't know how to stop them
Unhelpful thoughts dominate your consciousness
Everything feels personal
Nothing feels real
Everything feels too real
You exist in extremes
Your triggers are trying to tell you something, but you don't know what
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