Attending therapy sessions and divulging your thoughts and emotions can take a lot out of you – that’s why so many people are hesitant to try therapy in the first place. But when you put in the time and effort, the outcome can change your life in the most positive of ways.
Because some of us here at Rethink Beautiful have experienced the benefits of therapy on mental health, we encourage you to do the same! Here are five reasons why seeing a therapist regularly can help guide you in the right direction mentally.
Working Through Mental Health Conditions
Mental health is just as important as physical health. That’s why treating conditions like depression, eating disorders, anger, anxiety, fears, phobias, bipolar disorder, and PTSD is crucial. Luckily, talk therapy provides a safe space to share your thoughts and feelings and can give you tools to navigate these conditions in a healthy way.
Coping With Difficult Life Events
Life isn’t all rainbows and butterflies; crappy things like death, illness, infertility, and job insecurity can happen along the way. But these events don’t have to take over your mental health. Therapy is a great way to uncover effective coping mechanisms to deal with stress and emotions related to those experiences.
Improving Communication Skills
Not everyone is good at communicating; some of us need help. With talk therapy, you can learn how to have healthy, productive, and positive conversations with people in your life. You can progress in areas like:
- Being open-minded instead of closed-minded through confrontation
- Being patient instead of quickly aggravated
- Being calm instead of anxious during a direct conversation
- Being confident instead of shy when communicating
Facing Past Abuse
Yes, it’s one of the hardest things to do. But facing past abuse with a mental healthcare professional is the best route to take. After a while, you should be able to look at life in a different light, with coping mechanisms that work for your situation.
Increasing Self-Awareness
Believe it or not, you may be able to better understand yourself after just a few sessions. You’ll get to the nitty-gritty life experiences that have altered your thoughts, put in some much-needed self-reflection, and discover what’s stopping you from moving forward.
Additional Benefits of Therapy
- Better sleep
- Improved productivity
- Improved mental function
- An increase in happiness
- Improved physical well-being
- Improved relationships
- Improved behavioral health