My first therapy appointment was when I was about 15 years old. Back then I initially started going after I lost a close family member of mine. At the time, I felt awkward, anxious, and that honestly it was a joke. I thought “Talking to some random person who doesn’t know me? Why would they care to help me.” Well recently I started going again. When I went to the first appointment, I felt again anxious, nervous, didn’t know if I was going to be able to talk to someone about what was on my mind or what I was seeking help for. But as I started talking to my therapist and ranting/trauma dumping I thought “You know this isn’t as bad as I thought it would be. This is nice getting this all off my chest.” After that appointment it changed my view from when I was a teenager and made me feel good and relieved after speaking with them. Now, I would recommend it to everyone as I believe it is a very useful thing, and it makes you feel better than you think it would.