Dear Hemingway:

My thoughts about psychotherapy, in the context of your post, is that a person needs a (competent, professional, objective-oriented, effective) psychotherapy if a person has an ongoing significant problem and distress that the person cannot solve by themselves and with existing resources. You, on the other hand, expressed no such problem and no such distress. You wrote: “I’m in a stage where everything seems to flow… life overall feels manageable… I became a better man.”

You followed by listing the resources you use to take care of your mental well being:  Podcasts, books, forums, videos, lifting weights, running miles, meeting women, visiting places.

You stated and followed with a question: “My point is, I became a better man. How do I stay this way?”- keep doing what you’ve been doing, keep using the resources that have worked for you in the past. Be flexible and adjust your practices to the changing challenges of your life.

I don’t think it is a good idea to seek psychotherapy for the purpose of continuing to be well… if it ain’t broken, don’t fix it.

anita