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Re: Psychotherapy Nonsense » Liligoth

Posted by Emme on October 30, 2003, at 19:24:37

In reply to Re: Psychotherapy Nonsense, posted by Liligoth on October 30, 2003, at 18:28:16

> I would have to agree with Ace on this. What is the use in convincing people with problems that they are ok the way they are???

Hmmm...I strongly doubt that that's how *all* therapists operate. I think one of the goals of talk therapy, especially those with some cognitive-behavioral aspect, is to help people "see things as they are". At least that's the phrase a therapist used with me. :) If you're horribly depressed you may see things through a really grim filter, including yourself. Talk therapy can help break through some of that even as you're working on your meds. At the same time, "seeing things as they are" includes exploring how you could be doing things better, getting aware of bad automatic ways of thinking (god knows I have plenty - and they've been tempered), maybe learnig some new ways of interacting with the world, strategies to help deal with the stress that the mood disorder creates in your life.

I personally don't think it makes sense to tell people they are NOT okay the way they are. I mean everyone has something good going for them in some way. Better to look at the whole person and accentuate the positive, and work to eliminate the negative.

>Everyone I know who has done psychotherapy has gotten much worse.

We must run with different crowds. I've known some people who didn't feel like they were benefitting from their therapists and got rid of them. I know people who really feel like they benefitted a lot. Like anything else, I figured it must depend on the client, the therapist, and how productively they interact.


 

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