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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There was a viral tweet a while ago where someone talked about lying to his therapist that everything’s fine and there were like hundreds of replies saying the same thing
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jeez :/ you'd think at some point either the therapist would notice that nothing is changing or the client would be like "well this is not particularly helpful is it huh"
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Some people in therapy may have a hard time standing up for their thoughts and experiences, and telling the therapist that this does not work out.
Some people was me (while I had talk therapy covered by insurance).
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yeah that makes sense :/
the stuff i do with clients is very client-focused in the sense that basically all the insights come from them, i usually don't try to push anything onto them. their experience is primary, it's the only way change happens