According to the latest data, the demand for psychologists has increased by 67% in 2022, which is not surprising at all. The events that accompany us in 2021, 2022 and continue to be with us in 2023 are increasingly destabilizing. External factors influence a person. Normally, a person goes through a series of crises and these are called normative crises. External events cause abnormal crises or may simply have a negative impact on the family, relationships within the family in a couple or between generations. In fact, the demand for psychology has really increased more than ever, we now read a lot of psychological books, watch movies, listen to podcasts. If parents used to raised children as best they could, now more and more people are interested in child and developmental psychology, many read articles about relationships, how to improve relationships in a couple, how to find a soul mate. In addition, very often, following this interest, people go to study as a psychologist, undergo various courses, trainings similar to psychology, sometimes it’s something esoteric: runes, astrology, human design, etc. I perceive this great interest in self-knowledge of oneself and the world as a very great need for personal therapy, working with a psychologist. But for some reason, such a person does not reach a psychologist, but the idea of ​​studying on his own. Something is stopping him, and the internal impulse is very large. But the idea is often that if I go and study to become a psychologist, I can solve my problems myself. But surgeons don’t perform operations on themselves, doctors go to doctors, and psychologists also go to psychologists. Yes, some psychology societies or qualifications have minimum requirements for personal therapy by a psychologist. For example, in the OPPL there are at least 50 hours, and this is less than two weeks, a year of weekly visits to a psychologist, without absences, illnesses or vacations. In the Gestalt approach, a psychologist requires 60 hours of personal therapy and 100 hours of group therapy. Therefore, it is obvious that to solve an internal psychological problem, it is not enough just to know about it. Action is still needed here. If you notice such a great interest in psychology in yourself or you are thinking about going to study as a psychologist, then you should start with personal therapy.