My spouse and I have a super close and healthy relationship, so sometimes I feel insecure about needing a therapist too. But then I think about the things I tell my therapist (including things about my spouse that I need to process), the amount of useful training my T has, and the fact that I don't have to do things for my T or compromise to spare her feelings or whatever, and then I feel better about the situation.

I want to have healthy, interdependent relationships with my spouse and my friends. But sometimes I need to talk about what I want to talk about, sometimes over and over and over, without feeling guilty or wearing the other person out. And sometimes the things I need to share feel so intense or private that I need somebody who guarantees confidentiality and who lets me walk away afterward. These are things I wouldn't want to do with the important people in my life.

My spouse and friends are all supportive of me being in therapy. I don't talk about it a ton with my friends, but it does come up occasionally. My spouse is in therapy too, so I think she understands what it's like. Plus we talk about things that come up in my sessions sometimes. I don't think most of my friends are in therapy, but I think they respect my experience enough to not try to tell me I don't need it. (Actually, I think they might agree that I need it...?)