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Re:Ask HN: Has anyone here turned around their life in their... by soheil on Monday December 19, 2022 @11:08AM (#34053687)
It depends. If you're in a serious rut I seriously think a therapist could make it worse. You need the right fit who your brain is not going to dismiss the moment they open their mouth.
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Re:Ask HN: Has anyone here turned around their life in their... by theGnuMe on Monday December 19, 2022 @11:51AM (#34054307)
How would you find the right therapist in that situation?
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Re:Ask HN: Has anyone here turned around their life in their... by cindarin on Monday December 19, 2022 @03:13PM (#34057025)
that's the question, ain't it? Telling people to just suffer through terrible therapy probably ain't the answer
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Re:Ask HN: Has anyone here turned around their life in their... by theGnuMe on Monday December 19, 2022 @03:33PM (#34057274)
I think the question to ask is: is this therapist helping me or not? If not move on to another one.
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Re:Ask HN: Has anyone here turned around their life in their... by c0nsumer on Monday December 19, 2022 @08:52PM (#34060549)
What you're illustrating there is a self-perpetuating problem: the therapist I pick might not good, so I shouldn't talk to a therapist.

Starting to talk to someone is key; that gets the process rolling. Asking for help is the start, and after doing that if one doesn't get a satisfying answer, they can ask someone else. But if they never take that first step and try to ask, they've gone nowhere.

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