I like having someone to talk to, that knows what is going on. Someone that has that experience and can give me those coping mechanism, tips for healing, ideas, tell me what's going on in my brain, etc. I like that I can basically unload on this person and not have to worry about judgments or their personal history with me. They aren't a family member or a friend. I can go on about how I am feeling and they won't come back with, "yeah, like that time you did this..." or tell me that I am overreacting, or anything like that. Which is nice.
It just sucks that I have to pay for it.