no. thats not why i posted it. i posted it because i only understand alot of stuff by example and i gave an example of why i KNOW i NEED therapy.

sort of answering your question "How do you know?"

thats how i know. big red flags

but others...maybe its not so clear.

can you pinpoint any reasons you might need therapy? look its wide open, because what is important to people is really individualized. some poeple goto therapy to talk about their days and get support, some people goto therapy to get help with specific problems like fears of tests, fear of marshmellows, etc, some people goto therapy to learn more about themselves, and some go for more severe issues, etc, etc.

whether a person NEEDS therapy is a really a individual judgement that only that person can make.
if you have the $$ and you want to be in therapy, than why is that a bad thing? there is always improvements we need to make about ourselves and our lives. and i guess it can only be harmful if we dont make any improvements/changes/alterations, etc...OR if therapy is taking away from the real world interactions in our lives.