Why begin therapy?

Many people begin therapy because they get the sense that something is wrong emotionally, cognitively, or in their relationships. Whatever they do they wind up in the same place, or sometimes they stay in the same place because it feels too hard or scary to move. Struggles that people face who come to therapy can range from depression, anxiety, fears or phobias, obsession/compulsions, severe mood swings, painful emotions, traumatic experiences, bizarre perceptual experiences, abnormal feelings in one's body to existential crises to burdensome societal factors.