Okay, I'm asking this question, because I've occasionally thought of therapy. I've discovered there might be a programme locally where I can get affordable therapy (just about affordable.)

If I'm going to set aside time, and money, and emotional investment in this,I want to know... does it actually help? I'm not saying does therapy "work", as in fix someone. I know it's more complicated than that. But does it actually help? I keep reading about people falling in love with their therapists, crossing lines, real or imaginary, just recently I saw a thread about people keeping photos of their therapists... I don't want that kind of relationship. I just want someone to help.

If I end up paying for therapy, and then find myself obsessing, or transferring, or getting muddled etc, then what's the point of therapy. Is every story just a horror story, or disaster avoided... or does it ever actually do more good than harm?