My parents on whether or not I should get therapy:

[seductive_lime]

Bob: "Ronald Reagan always said, 'You gotta pick yourself up by your bootstraps!'"
Mom: "RONALD REAGAN WAS AN ASSHOLE!!"

I'm still on the fence.

Comments

[relique]

Most therapists don't exactly, uh, do the work for you. The ask you the right questions, make a few suggestions you can follow (or not).

unless we're talking about physical therapy, in which case you are literally picking yourself up, although often not by your bootstraps.

I have plenty of experience with the former, and none with the later.

[brio_miller]

Good luck...it's really one of those decisions that need to be made by the person going into therapy. You're an adult now.

If you have issues that you think you need to work through that can't be solved without talking to someone who is supposed to help from a non-biased standpoint. It's prolly a good idea.
If you're just in that normal I'm having a early 20's crisis because I don't know where I'm going...you might not need a emotional therapist so much as a occupational therapist.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupational_therapy