Why did you choose to become a therapist?

Firstly, Mental health is equally important as physical health and I have abided by it since the time I joined this field. Our thoughts , emotions and behaviours all are interconnected. No behaviour is abnormal, it has an underlying meaning attached to it, you just have to identify it and so I wanted to play my part in facilitating that help with identification of 'why is it happening with me? ". Hence, I chose this profession . Secondly, I wanted to spread awareness and let people know that having a mental illness is common, it's just that people don't want to speak about it, considering it as a taboo. Hence, my aim is to encourage people to unmute themselves ultimately leading to destigmatizing mental illness, and spread the word that 'It's okay not to be okay’.