>why a paranoid person like me might abstain from ever seeking counsel from a therapist one of the benefits of therapy that you are missing out on is learning

>why a paranoid person like me might abstain from ever seeking counsel from a therapist one of the benefits of therapy that you are missing out on is learning that what you are ashamed of is much less important than that you feel all that shame toward yourself. everybody else has much they are ashamed of, it's not a big deal