[Stu]

No amount of psychotherapy will ever compare to some good old fashioned self refelction, common sense and psychedelic drug binges, IMO. I've figured out more about life, the universe and everything tripping my nuts off than I have being fed other peoples opinions through books and therapy sessions. Same goes for talking with actual friends. The real taboo is seeing the need for a psychiatrist in the first place because we are so scared of talking to the people we trust the most.

I know some people need the sheer dynamic of talking to a stranger or someone with the title of 'Dr.' to make things seem normal but I don't think in 90% of cases it's either useful or warranted. It can be dangerous. Plenty of psychologists could lead you down a different road or conclusion than the ones you could lead yourself down.

The mind is a very malleable thing. Like a block of cheese in the sun or something.