Therapy, for me, was awful. I had it at age 8 - 10 while at school. At the time it felt so degrading and extremely unhelpful. In hindsight, if someone would have helped me deal with the anxiety and social phobia I think it would have gone a lot further. This was in the late '80's/early '90s. I'm 39 now, with a successful career in finance. Maturity has helped, but going to therapy and dealing with anxiety has been amazing. Go to a therapist everyone!