I feel okay right now, but that will change
Right now I feel okay. I keep contemplating therapy, but then I think about the cost and I wonder if it's worth it. Like, when I feel okay, I don't think I need therapy. I think it would be a waste of time and money. But then I find myself obsessing over spaces in the walls and floorboards, and imagining that little bugs will crawl out of them. Or worrying about laying in the grass at the park because there might be tics, fleas, COVID-19, or something else. And I think, maybe I need to be braver and quit living my life in fear of everything. I think that I probably need therapy, even if I feel okay right now, because I'm not going to feel that way forever.
@Person8818 .if you get therapy when you're feeling good you will have learned cpoing skills for when you're not.
@Person8818, Your mind seems to know that you need some help to process your fears and anxiousness. It's great you are aware of it and @selfconfidentMelon5824 is right in saying that therapy helps you with coping skills. These skills are like tools that you could use anytime anywhere to empower yourself.
Well, I know therapy can be expensive and the idea of revealing things to someone else is somewhat scary which is why I haven't done it either. I would, however, recommend you check out pretty much any book on mindfulness. It isn't a magic potion or a cure or anything, but it has def helped me out with my anxiety and I think some OCD tendencies. This one in particular is great (although somewhat repetitive):
https://www.amazon.com/Full-Catastrophe-Living-Revised-Illness/dp/0345536932
