I have known many therapist who say that they have always wanted to be a therapist. I can say that I was definitily not one of those people. In my younger years I would have told you what is the point of talking to someone about my problems as they were as I believed "my problems".  Professional basketball play yes, "shrink" or therapist would have been on the same level as a teacher which would be lower on my heirarchy of professions then a garbage man.  In my younger years I wanted to do anything besides admit that it was a struggle and and that I needed help. Therapy found me before I found it. To be completely honest I didn't think of becoming a therapist until I was talking to my therapist at the time and she told me that I could be doing her job one day. I have had my struggles in my life from struggling with meaning and identity during my teenage years to a full blown gambling addiction where all I could think about was getting my fix to find joy in my life. The real and honest story is that the first time I went to a therapist I wanted to be anywhere but this random person's office, yet alone tell her about my struggles.  Looking back now if I could go back in time I would have told that random lady my whole life story and all my secrets if I could have avoided the hurt, pain, and struggles my future would would encountor.