So I have a question- go figure eh? How many of you go to-or have seen- a therpist. Therpist, shrink whatever. And if you don't mind saying what for and/or how long... I just really thought about wondering how many people are in my shoes.

I'll start: Yes, and for depression haha.


kayyyyy go!

When I was younger yes; for anxiety and family issues. It's very easy to lie to a therapist, which I think was some of the reason I stopped going. They didn't really help... I found it easier to go about things my own way rather than the way a stranger suggested.

When I was depressed and a cutter, my mom sent me to meet one, but I never went back. shrug*

Kind of. I see an in school counselor every Friday with a handful of other girls to talk about our weekly dilemmas with our alcoholic parents. This is my second year in it. The counselors influanced me to seek outside help/a therapist but I don't really have enough time outside my 2 jobs and schoolwork, etc. to see a therapist.

I find counselors to be helpful. They're a certain seriousness to the situation with talking to them that lets me let things out more easily.

^ I wish my school actually had a counselor.

I've never seen a therapist, but I'm starting to think I need to for my social anxiety. I've never actually been diagnosed or been to a doctor for it, but I know my parents will never put me on meds. So therapy is probably my only option.

I haven't seen one but these research people who questioned me recommended i go see one for axiety and my self consiounceness

yes, after the asian tsunami of 2004.

I've seen a few, but none of them seem to help.

I've been to a psychologist.

Because my mom made me tag along on her weekly visits on her so-called family issues.

No, I've never been to a therapist.

I've been going to shrinks for almost two years now. They want to put me into "residential" meaning locking me up in a mental hospital for at least a year.
but if they try to do that, I'll kill them. Give them a f**king reason to lock me up. I'm not insane, they're just stupid.

i went once, to a counselor with my dad cuz we fight a lot.
it turned out that my dad was the one with the problems =/
and we never went back

nope. i used to go to my counselor though.
it never helped.
i should have a therapist. but i don't.
i wouldn't tell anyone very much anyways. i don't trust people.

I saw one briefly when I was about seven, and I've been seeing one since I was 12 until now. (I'm nearly 20)

When I was seven I saw one just because I was a really bad kid. But it was honestly just because I was a lot smarter than the other kids my age and I was frustrated.

When I was in middle school it was because I would have violent outbursts and just go into a rage.

In high school I became depressed.

And I see one now for depression/drug abuse.

I never have but I would really like to...because it seems like it would be relaxing to be able to just talk it out lol.

yeah for like 1.5 years. he would come by my house 2 times a week then 1 time a week. he was really cool and attractive.. lol so it was more comfortable. we still talk through myspace or something if he checks up on me.

Yep I go, I've been going for half a year now.
I really like my therapist so I don't mind going half the time.

My english teacher made me see my school consoler for writing "depressing poems."

It was really stupid. I just nodded and smiled the whole time and she let me leave.

I have never been to a therapist although I think it'll do me a lot of good. I have so many things I need to let out.

I read this title as "The Rapist".

I probably need one nowadays...

I had one all the time till I was around 15. I stopped going because the new one I had gotten told me I had control issues because I crossed a highway with my friends (I just wanted to get to Walmart, which was on the other side) and that I was angry and wrong because I was atheist, and that was the cause of all my problems. I didn't like her and then we just never got another one cause we didn't have the money. I don't think I even needed one then, but currently, I haven't been doing so hot...

Um. I went to a therapist a few times.
Once when a friend of mine died in a car accident.

Once for a few minutes the day after my dad died. I just couldn't take it, so I got up, I ran out the door, and I just ran. I felt WAY better after running then that therapist could have ever made me feel.

Once at school when I was 6 because my friend got neck eaten by a dog.

I saw my school counselor once every other week because I went to an alternative school, but she and I didn't talk. I hated her so much.