Please mind your head

Why are people so scared to seek help when it comes to mental health?

Whenever I introduce myself as a psychologist, the first reaction I receive from people is: ‘Oh, I guess I have some problems, I think I need some therapy too. Shall I visit you?’ And then it is followed by a giggle or a smirk. This happens during every encounter I have with people, but they never do really visit me afterwards; but I realised with time that when it comes to mental health, we do recognise that we have some emotional uncovering and balancing to do. Nevertheless, we would refrain from visiting a therapist or a psychiatrist because it would mean admitting that these problems need fixing or admitting that we are living with a deformity of some kind.