Thanks, woods, bipolar_bear and canders. I told dad tonight...as I expected, he wasn't very pleased about it. He tried to talk me out of it - "it'll go on your medical record...it's just a habit, like biting your nails, you'll grow out of it...one of your mum's friends has been seeing a shrink for years and she's still messed up...once you start seeing a shrink, they'll want to keep you seeing them...of course the websites are going to suggest therapy, they're run by therapists and they'll want you to see them...I wish you'd asked me first..." And I think he's trying to blame himself and mum, as well. I'm wondering if I should have done this, now...it'd better be worth it!