Is it a defeat to see a psychologist?

No, it is absolutely not a defeat to see a psychologist. One can rather claim that it is a breakthrough to decide to talk with someone when one is struggling psychologically. It may be the first active step one takes to do something about it. It is not a defeat — it is a victory!

Unfortunately, it can still today feel stigmatising and shameful to be in psychological pain. Therefore it can also feel like a defeat to contact a psychologist. Many of us wish to change that. A person can be helped to a better life with therapy. It should not be more embarrassing to have, for example, an anxiety disorder than to break a leg. A person with a mental disorder is not to blame for it. Should one then have to be alone with the pain?