The value of therapy:

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The value of therapy.

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What is it?

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It’s understanding yourself.

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Understanding your mind.

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Understanding your past.

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Understanding your subconscious.

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Understanding your decision-making.

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Understanding your emotions.

Understanding your reactions.

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Understanding your anxieties.

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Understanding you.

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I highly recommend it to those who can afford it.

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It’s becoming expensive.

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To do it consistently for a while, you need a good insurance plan or have to pay out of pocket.

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Good therapists are hard to come by.

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They’re expensive.

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So for those who can’t afford it, what do you do?

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Write.

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Seriously.

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Write everything.

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Everything and anything in your head.

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Whatever comes up, write it down.

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Start a journal.

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Don’t take it too seriously.

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But show up.

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Be consistent.

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Don’t judge your writing.

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Don’t judge what you write.

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Make up words.

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Write sentences that don’t make sense.

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Don’t worry about making it sound nice.

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Worry about getting what’s in your head out of your head.

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Everyone needs an outlet.

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Everyone.

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Some find it through art, dance, creating a business or chatting with friends.

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For some of us who feel like there’s nothing, there’s always writing.

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Google docs is free.

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You can find a journal at your local bookstore for cheap.

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Start there.

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That’s it.

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Just starting.

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Over time, you’ll slowly uncover your brain.

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Your subconscious.

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Moments and memories that shape you.

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Pair that with meditation and you’ll unlock parts of your brain you didn’t know existed.

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You’ll make your mind your master rather than your mind making you its servant.

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You’ll have more control over your emotions, reactions and thoughts.

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But it doesn’t come easy.

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It won’t come overnight.

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Progress won’t come quickly.

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It’ll take time.

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Sometimes years.

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Maybe decades.

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But the consistent practice of showing up for yourself will pay off massively.

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Therapy is the same.

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I started it myself last year.

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I’m lucky to have access through my insurance plan.

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So why not?

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I didn’t think I needed it, but that’s exactly when I needed it.

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I needed to verbalize my ideas to a neutral third party.

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I needed to voice what was bothering me.

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It was one thing to write it down, and I still do.

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But it’s another to speak to someone about it.

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One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned in therapy is you don’t need to do everything.

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I don’t have to accomplish all these things I want to accomplish.

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If I don’t, it’s ok.

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The world is not going to collapse.

That gave me the breathing room to do things for the sake of doing them, not for just the goal.

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It also made me rethink my priorities.

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I came into this year so set on what I wanted in the next 18 months.

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Over the last little while, those priorities have changed.

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And they’ll likely change again over the next little while.

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I still feel like I’m in a transition period.

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Still moving between desires.

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Maybe it’s because I’m in my 29th year.

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I don’t know.

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All I do know is therapy has helped me.

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Same with writing and meditation.

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So what’s the value of therapy?

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A lot if you ask me.

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Try it out if you can.

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See where it takes you.

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