When should you see a psychologist?

What comes to your mind when you hear that one should seek professional help or meet a psychologist? There is a still taboo to meet someone or seek therapy for mental health. As if the brain is not a part of your body.

To meet someone for mental health means either you are crazy or weak. But what if we all need help while everything arises mentally but not physically? Why can’t we think that as our body ills our brain also? So what is wrong with seeing someone and seeking help for emotional and mental health problems?

We all forget one thing 80% of our mind takes control of our body, actions, communications and everything. Only 20%of physical body involvement is there. So if some challenging emotions and thoughts disturb you, what is wrong with seeking help? Let’s understand this first.

When should you see a psychologist?
It is sometimes too hard to figure out whether you need professional help or if you can talk to your family or friends can solve your problem. In 80% of the problems you know which actions and communications help you to solve your problem but there is fear of the unknown.

Because your mind raises lots of anxious and negative thoughts about the unknown. One thing that is important for you to learn is that our mind works on the survival mechanism. Hence we all have a fear of the unknown. There are various reasons behind not being able to think positively or to take positive actions:

1) Fear of the Unknown (What will happen in future?)

2) Habitual cycle (Automicity)

3) Hard work (Change is hard.)

4) Non-acceptance

5) Why me? (Victimisation)

Apart from the above reasons there are various other reasons as well. It always varies based on the situation. Also, one needs to be conscious about his actions, feelings and thoughts. These are complicated things to follow and to be in to present state.

But when you learn to be mindful according to Dialectal Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and through continuous practice you can develop a present state of mind