I'm for therapy, but for the right reasons.
Some people do suffer from mental issues, and proper psychiatric help is beneficial. For those worse off, I don't even fault the use of medication (though I do agree it's not the solution for everyone), if it means functioning and even thriving. There are people who do need that in varying degrees.
But your average Joe
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probably doesn't need a long term solution. Some, if they hit a wall of some kind, would benefit short term and then go on their way. I've never admitted this publicly, even to her, but when my ex Tyla and I divorced, I did see a psychologist for a short time to figure out how to process the loss in a healthy way. And I'll admit it, it was a massive help, and I credit it to why I've been able to make it work with Gosia all these years. But it was only several months, weekly sessions, and once I felt I was past that point, I thanked my psychologist and told her I was ok to move on.
At some points in your life, I think it's ok to look for that kind of help. But I would never do it long term, or life-long. Someone here said how David Lynch looked into therapy, and he asked the therapist if it would affect his creative thinking. The therapist admitted it very well could, so David didn't pursue it. I can see how that is, and unless I fell in a FAWKIN pit of despair, I wouldn't want to risk losing that, either.