The Psychotherapy Myth

Re:The Psychotherapy Myth by lucasiezzi on Sunday July 30, 2023 @11:31AM (#36932251)

I was about to start psychotherapy last month, I ask my family's friend therapist If he could recommend me where to go. So he interviewed me for about 30 mins and ask me about all my problems.

A week later he send me the number of the therapist. I didnt write her yet, I think I dont need it as badly as before.

Those 30 mins were key. I am highly introspective and logical, I only needed to orderly speak my problems.

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Re:The Psychotherapy Myth by serpix on Monday July 31, 2023 @05:20AM (#36940301)

Go to therapy. It will be very effective due to you being introspective and logical. Your logical reasoning will be put to test by the therapist and what you thought was logical will be challenged constantly. This will illuminate your entire thinking. This is damn near impossible to do on your own. You would rather take a plane to travel a thousand miles than crawl there on your knees.

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Re:The Psychotherapy Myth by lucasiezzi on Monday July 31, 2023 @12:13PM (#36944823)

Thats a very interesting point. Maybe speaking my problems just "calmed" my anxiety temporarily and that why I thought I dont need therapy at the moment.

But yes, I will have to go eventually.

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