do y'all actually know people who've been in therapy for like 5+ years and it doesn't seem to be helping them very much? i keep hearing about these people but i don't actually know any. what kind of therapy do they do?
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fwiw, my thread of personal recommendations for therapy modalities, all of which i suspect are much better than what most people in therapy are doing (but i would like to check that assumption!)
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thread of therapy and therapy-like thingies that have helped me or people i know:
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damn some of y'all got some rough stories :(
maybe it's less about modalities and more about the therapist. some relevant thoughts from
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So many oofs reading these replies :(
This is why #8 is on my list; because "just listen to you talk about your week and provide some emotional support/reflective listening" can feel nice, but it's often not enough, and rarely worth the price.
daystareld.com/the-bad-therap
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interesting that they're mostly DIY self-therapies. I think meaningful work can clearly be done that way, but bringing in the relational element is really powerful as arguably our strongest affective experiences occur within relationships.
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everything on that list can be facilitated by a therapist or coach; i do think it's valuable to also provide self-therapy options for people who can't or won't see a therapist or coach for reasons, it's been immensely valuable for me at least
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