This is one aspect of therapy for sure. Just discussing your bad stuff with someone who is a talented listener is a very important component IMO to get your stu

This is one aspect of therapy for sure. Just discussing your bad stuff with someone who is a talented listener is a very important component IMO to get your stuff together. And I concur. Don't use your friends or family as therapist as a default option. That stuff is hard. Unloading a bunch of negative emotions to a non-professional can be hurtfull and poisonous. There are of course situations were you can share bad stuff with someone but that's a case by case situation.