Ego => Head Shrinkers => Topic started by: equanimity on November 20, 2014, 08:56:06 am
Title: Has therapy really helped anyone here?
Post by: equanimity on November 20, 2014, 08:56:06 am
Sometimes it seems therapy is only helpful for certain kinds of people, and I'm not one of them. Feel like a hypocrite working in healthcare for these years and talking people into going to their therapy and stuff. Like, "Oh man dude, it's a really good thing to do. Therapy can be so helpful!"
I've had so many therapists over the years. First time was age 9, was dealing with depression stuff. None of it was very helpful. The only times I started to get better were when I decided that I was going to get better and put the effort in. Gonna start seeing a new therapist soon here, but I kinda think it's just a waste of money. Not the right attitude to have.
Title: Re: Has therapy really helped anyone here?
Post by: mashleshmash on November 20, 2014, 09:19:37 am
What did you have to be depressed about at the age of 9?
Title: Re: Has therapy really helped anyone here?
Post by: Saint Hubertus on November 20, 2014, 11:41:37 am
The only times I started to get better were when I decided that I was going to get better and put the effort in.
Unsurprising. A fabricated mental illness is often best 'fixed' by the one who fabricated it.
Title: Re: Has therapy really helped anyone here?
Post by: NAAFI on November 20, 2014, 01:19:50 pm
Tried therapy. Didn't do shit. They just enabled my bad habits. Shit only improved when I stopped making excuses and started actively trying to improve my situation. But I wasn't that fucked up. It might actually work for people that are more fucked up
Title: Re: Has therapy really helped anyone here?
Post by: constantinople on November 20, 2014, 03:13:31 pm
Therapists don't magically fix your brain. They can only really give advice and give you the tools to help yourself. A lot of you seem to have some sort of misunderstanding, or inaccurate expectation with regards to what they can actually do, directly.
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Post by: Obvious Alt on November 20, 2014, 03:34:26 pm
I've watched every Ray Lewis motivational video on Youtube and I feel like it helped me more than any therapist could.
ALL I KNOW IS GRIND!
Title: Re: Has therapy really helped anyone here?
Post by: Obvious Alt on November 20, 2014, 03:48:33 pm
:'(
Title: Re: Has therapy really helped anyone here?
Post by: Umbrella Corp on November 25, 2014, 10:04:46 am