Therapy. What is it and why does it help?

    Therapy is an interesting word for me. At first, I thought the word was an accusation of there being  something wrong with someone. "that person needs therapy" being a phrase I commonly heard growing up used by people who dont understand someone else and their "mental space". When my mum suggested therapy when i was in my late teens i was very resistant and persistent that i "was fine" and did not want to engage in any conversations about it because it felt like an accusation there was something wrong with me. I wish i had learnt psychology a lot more as an adolescent but i was such a know it all i probably presumed I knew enough about myself. I say this because as an adult i learnt about such things as NLP - neuro linguistic programming. Whereby all the words that you speak with yourself have an effect upon yourself. Its silly but unless you think about it you end up just repeating the same pattern of words back with yourself, or at least i did for a while, I couldn't stop repeating "Im depressed" . Luckily this period was probably only a few years from 17/18-20/21 and growing up and meeting my first girlfriend definitely gave me a new perspective. I remember learning that happiness is just a concept and to make REAL happiness you have to BE HAPPY. ITs super lucky i already was a happy person and just forgot in my teens and had to re-remember. Its probably not a coincidence im a skateboarder and mahoosive stoner and was throughout my teens and even up to today pretty much and that meant i forgot to talk to people about certain key experiences in life that give you those "epiphany" moments of growing up that you kind of remember for the rest of your life.

I remember realising sometimes i had to re-read the definitions of certain words like Therapeutic : the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of disease and the action of remedial agents. 2. a treatment, therapy, or drug. 

To me if something isnt therapeutic, then its not therapy. And what is therapeutic is entirely up to you. Its a very personal thing - therapy.

I find therapy in talking with strangers which is actually really useful and is helping me write this blog!

I also find activities that keep the mind and body active are also very important. I love to play football , skateboard, swim and cycle and i also love to read and write and play poker! All of which keep me occupied and busy which is one of the best therapies.

What do you guys & gals find therapy in?

I think that cold water/swimming is one of the best mental health therapies I've ever done with myself.

I wish everyone all the best with their mental health in these sensitive times and hope people can find the strength to reach out if they ever need to . Theres always someone who will listen. I might even be a therapist for real one day and not just in my imagination. 

Peace (z)ooot 

Nooodz