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Re:Therapy experience is associated with negative changes in... by chiefgeek on Friday July 13, 2018 @05:12PM (#17526733)
From my own experience, therapy was only the first step. It wasn't the solution. The further I went down the path (more than 10 years on my own, couples therapy for over a year with my ex-wife, and two separate one week intensive experiential retreats) the less helpful it was. After doing work with a Zen coach, meditating regularly and going on a ten day silent meditation retreat what became clear to me is that therapy tends to drag one's focus back to what happened in the past to explain the present. I think therapy has a place. I think it would be exceedingly difficult to create a valid study that proves what this piece claims.
Re:Therapy experience is associated with negative changes in... by petra on Friday July 13, 2018 @07:53PM (#17527812)
did you find the meditation more helpful?
Re:Therapy experience is associated with negative changes in... by chiefgeek on Saturday July 14, 2018 @05:46PM (#17532567)
The meditation is very helpful. The 10 day vipassana course was very insightful. Even if I can just manage 30 minutes a day, I feel better, more calm.