Re:The Psychotherapy Myth
by gerbilly on Monday July 31, 2023 @12:41PM
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Ha thanks, I love a good argument.
>Putting aside the fact that your example isn't actually an insight
So put it aside then, and think of your own better analogy.
> the "insights" produced in therapy are supposed to lead to change largely on their own.
No one has believed this in a long time.
> I prefer to solve my problems instead of trying to trick myself into thinking they're not what they are.
So do I but sometimes things break, permanently.
I can't bring dead people back to life, if I'm injured or disabled by an accident I can't 'fix' that, but I can find a way to change how I relate to that unfix-able problem. This goes beyond re-framing, of course.
>Putting aside the fact that your example isn't actually an insight
So put it aside then, and think of your own better analogy.
> the "insights" produced in therapy are supposed to lead to change largely on their own.
No one has believed this in a long time.
> I prefer to solve my problems instead of trying to trick myself into thinking they're not what they are.
So do I but sometimes things break, permanently.
I can't bring dead people back to life, if I'm injured or disabled by an accident I can't 'fix' that, but I can find a way to change how I relate to that unfix-able problem. This goes beyond re-framing, of course.