If you think therapy is just “talking about your feelings to a stranger,” that’s like saying yoga is “just stretching.” Technically true, but you’ve missed the soul of it.

In India, therapy still carries this aura of “Oh no, something must be wrong with you”. We whisper it like it’s Voldemort. But therapy isn’t a hospital ward for sadness, it’s more like a gym for the mind. You don’t go because you’re “weak,” you go because you’re building mental muscle.

Your therapist isn’t there to “fix you” (they left their magic wands at Hogwarts). They’re trained to help you untangle your thoughts, spot patterns, and understand the ‘why’ behind your everyday reactions, like why you panic when someone takes 2 hours to reply or why your boss’s tone reminds you of your tenth-grade math teacher.

Think of it like this: when your car makes a weird sound, you don’t wait for it to explode before visiting the mechanic. You go early. Therapy is that preventive pit stop, except the car is your mind, and the sound is your overthinking playlist on loop.

So, no, therapy isn’t gossiping, venting, or being judged by someone in a beige cardigan. It’s a conversation that helps you understand yourself better, build perspective, and, sometimes, finally make peace with that inner critic who refuses to shut up.

Because the truth is: therapy isn’t about being “crazy.” It’s about choosing clarity over chaos. And in this noisy world, that might just be the sanest thing you can do.

To wrap it up, therapy isn’t just about unpacking the past, it’s about learning what to do with it. It gives you small, practical tools to quiet your thoughts when they spiral, to notice your patterns before they take over, to respond instead of react. It’s less about “fixing yourself” and more about understanding yourself enough to grow with a little more ease.