What caused you to seek therapy?

I was scared my husband's T was going to hospitalised me and I wanted to make my case that I was getting help so I didn't need hospitalization that it was up to my psychiatrist and therapist.

My anorexia was out of control

20 years of feeling like a complete failure topped by months of uncontrollable crying, 8 different medications at once, and fighting every day to not end it. That about covers it

First it was for depression caused by severe bullying. Later years I returned due to psychosis and at the same time I decided to get some help for my poor social skills.

family issues

Depression. I knew I needed to get some help as I wasn't coping on my own.
Seeking therapy was one of the best things I have ever done for myself.

I always wanted to talk to someone about my social anxiety, but the transition to college sent me over the edge. I had a very difficult time making friends, and one of the only friends that I did have was extremely controlling, manipulative, and walked all over me. I was considering seeing a counselor, but when I opened up to another friend about my parent issues, and she suggested that I see a counselor, I finally did.

I had always struggled with depression from early childhood, but it was in college that a university minister sought me out because he could see the pain in me even though we had only spoken very informally and superficially. He became a safe listening ear, and eventually got me to go to one of the university therapists for more professional help. That minister was the first person in my life to really see me and help me. I was very blessed.

My eating disorder was way out of control, I was really poorly and in a right mess, I was on the verge of losing everything and each morning waking up thinking " still here " it was also hearing my son say "mummy I love you & need you " broke my heart and I knew I had to get help and get myself into a better place xx

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My daughter suggested I would benefit from going to a pdoc. I got diagnosed with PTSD (from age 8) and Schizoaffective disorder from 30 years ago. All this time with no meds and no therapy! Its changed my life and I'm grateful to my daughter for recommending it at a time I was ready to hear her.

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Somebody at work talked me into it.

My depression was officially in complete control of my life. (not going to work, skipping class and dropping classes, wearing only sweats, etc)
It had been approaching that point for two years already before I decided to seek help. My significant other always asked me to see a therapist, but I refused. I said I would when I was ready. I was finally ready once I realized my whole life was slipping through my fingers and I didn't want to miss out on any more of it.
I was also on a mess of psychotropic meds given by my primary care physician (who dispensed meds like candy) and I needed help getting off of them and coping with all the withdrawals.

I am now regretting therapy, to a certain extent. I feel I have a new realm of problems and new blanket of pain.

A dysfunctional marriage.

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There was only one person who could have ever convinced me to go to therapy. My BCBA supervisor (behavior analyst) who is also a LCSW suggested therapy when I couldn't be satisfied with work that wasn't perfect. I have learned so much since then.

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My first psychiatrist was the one who convinced me to see a therapist, something I resisted for about a year and a half. He also recommended my therapist to me something I will always be grateful to him for.

I had a very powerful suicidal intrusive thought that caused me to originally talk to my general practitioner who then refereed me to a psychiatrist