When it comes to the word therapy there is this huge debate. Some say it’s great and that it’s worth the time money and it’s generally a good thing. However, some people say don’t do it, it’s a waste of time they are stealing your money or the more common one they just give you a bag of drugs and send you off. 

I have heard all those things from different people and it’s strange how big the debate is and the different opinions people have and don’t even get me started about people judging you or babbling about you when you do decide to go to therapy. 

I feel like when people hear the word therapy or the sentence I am going to therapy people automatically think that you are crazy and delusional. They think that you are an alien and look at you differently. 

Now when I first heard about therapy I didn’t like the sound of it and like people said I thought it was for people who are insane and well I’m not insane I’m just a weird person who loves food and has depression. 

As the years went on with my depression, anxiety and other problems got worse but then got better and worse and well the pattern continued. It wasn’t until school was done and well covid became a thing and I was home for a year+of my life and everything got worse and at that moment I thought ok I need help. 

I don’t need help because I am insane. I don’t need help because I want someone to give me drugs. I need help because my brain is a full-on mess. It’s like there is something living in my brain and they are a hoarder. They are hoarding all the thoughts all the horrible memories and locking my depression up in the room. 

I need help because my brain is confusing. My brain has no idea what’s going on. My brain is confused about daylight times and taxes. My brain is lost and can’t find the damn map. Not to mention I may have ADHD and well all know what ADHD minds are like. 

I need help because my brain is a disaster and I am tired of it being a disaster. I need help from someone who is not myself. I need help from someone who knows the human brain and will understand my brain more than I do myself. 

Therapy is not about being crazy or insane or having the excuse of getting drugs. Therapy is having someone else explaining why your brain is the way it is and how to slowly help. Therapy will open the boxes and clean up the clutter. Therapy is not an overnight cure. It is someone diagnosing, helping and making sure that you are not alone. 

With the right therapist and getting the right diagnoses, you are closer to understanding your brain and why the hoarder loves to hoard. Therapy should be normalized and it should be easy access for anyone who needs it. 

To whoever thinks it stupid or a waste of money….You also probably need therapy but are too scared to do so. 

To whoever is scared to get therapy but wants to do it. Do your research on therapists or psychologists and just know you’re taking a step for your own health. 

Everyone’s brain is different and just as confusing as messy and confusing.