Therapy is valuable because it provides a space for individuals to examine their life from a different perspective and return to a grounded state.

“And just having a space to talk with someone who helps you see things from a different perspective helps you to feel grounded again. And slowly, I started coming back to myself.”

Therapy is a valuable tool for gaining self-knowledge and processing internal challenges that may be too difficult to handle through self-reflection alone.

“There's a role and a place for professional help, but people come to professional help in other ways, too. Such as, for example, reflecting on the self; real example — person thinking, it really became kind of different when things started changing”

Therapy provides a unique, safe space to examine one's thoughts and patterns without the fear of judgment or consequences.

“I think the main thing to understand about therapy is it's the one place where you don't have to worry about the consequences of what you say so it's the it's a wonderful practice ground for certain things”

Miley Cyrus attributes her ability to manage her career and personal life successfully to her long-term, consistent therapy practice.

“I've been, you know, doing very consistent, uh, you know, therapy since I was 17 or 18 years old. And so I think I've cleared up a lot of the feelings that I had about being, you know, like a child star.”

Bobby Lee believes therapy is a necessary step to overcome his fears, improve his mental state, and prepare for his comedy special.

“So this is a beginning for me I'm in therapy I'm going to do it every week I'm gonna go to meetings a meetings I'll make it healthier and I want to get back into a regular state of mind and when I and the reason why I'm doing this is because I am preparing to do it”

Therapy is often ineffective and can be replaced by talking to friends.

“wow I just saved $700 to listen to some [ __ ] [ __ ] from NYU talk to me about have you considered going to her parents house why what do you what comes up for you you think about our parents house like extreme boredom”

He believes that while professional therapy can be useful, conversations with trusted family and friends can sometimes serve as an effective alternative.

“I think it's dope if you want to do that but I've found that my friend circles and family circles can give me all the therapy I need and usually can help me talk through things cuz they know the details of the people”

Chris Patrick feels that personal expression through writing and creating music is more effective for him than traditional one-on-one therapy sessions.

“I was never good at therapy. I just felt like it was way easier to write and make music about stuff like that.”

Therapy culture has become a secular replacement for religion that encourages young women to pathologize ordinary life experiences rather than build resilience.

“I do think this is kind of a cliche thing to say now but I do think therapy culture has replaced religion um and that's not a new thing to say people have been saying that for a long time”

Trisha warns that the process of therapy can be traumatic because it forces individuals to confront memories they have spent years suppressing.

“having to unpack it is like traumatizing I haven't even unpacked half the stuff there's like stuff now at 35 cuz I only started at 32 and I'm just like oh my God like I like it like almost unlocks more memories that you like try to suppress”

Loren is currently hesitant to start formal therapy because she is afraid that unpacking her past trauma will negatively affect her ability to function.

“I would but I'm just kind of scared to like unpack things cuz I feel like I've done such a good job of existing without unpacking and I know that sounds so unhealthy and so bad and I advocate for a literally everyone else to go to therapy but me I'm just terrified”