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Several years ago I was in therapy. I am not sure what the purpose of the therapy was tho.

</div></font></blockquote><font class="post">It's hard to be in therapy if you don't know why you are there. For me I started therapy when I hit bottom and was just not functioning--hard to take care of my kids, go to work each day, walk around without crying all the time, etc. I realized I needed help.

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I was thinking that maybe sometimes when we have problems and we try therapy that somehow we get "hooked" into mental health issues.

</div></font></blockquote><font class="post">I think maybe there is a bit of truth in that. Although I don't see myself as being mentally ill, now that I am functioning better in life because of therapy, I still am in therapy, because I discovered how helpful it is and that I would like to heal as completely as possible. I think before therapy I hadn't realized the depth of my wounds. I don't think I'll be in therapy for life, but right now, it is still really helping me--I am still discovering dysfunctional life patterns and beginning to see avenues to change--so I'll stick with it for a while yet. I don't take drugs to help with my mental health, so therapy is it for me. I frequently read on PC where people write, "I will be on meds for the rest of my life." I guess I see therapy as being similar for some people, a treatment that really helps them and that can be of longterm benefit. For others, a year or two may be enough.

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I don't think I need therapy.

</div></font></blockquote><font class="post">Then you probably don't. That's great! If you are happy with your life, have good coping strategies, are moving forward in the direction you want to go, etc., then that is wonderful. Congrats!