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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never 'in therapy for 5+ years' but 'in therapy for 6mo to a year several times'
but there's always this point where i ask 'hey, how freely can i talk about suicide and or murder' and they give me an honest answer and that's the end of the relationship.
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i don't even bring it up with therapists
which is a shame because like, if the rules around therapy don't allow us to actually explore the REAL deep dark corners of our psyches in an ACTUALLY safe space, that means I can't let myself be unguarded, ever
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> I can't let myself be unguarded, ever
that part
also the way that part becomes it's own self-reinforcing personality island
and most of the 'objective' external input is in agreement, because anyone else who empathizes is also not-talking about it
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this has been the main thing keeping me from seeking a therapist. It's like, I've handled most of the garden variety issues and the medium-to-large stuff
What's left is some shit that I'd love to talk about and process with a licensed professional but will prob need to censor
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this kind of thing is definitely a part of why i'm so obsessive about self-therapy, and also about like "rogue therapy" that takes place without any kind of institution or legal structure. obviously it presents a different set of risks but the potential for full realness is there
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*sniffing mdma* were on that Rogue Therapy, fkin UNderground Shadow work. Ouija boarding ghost of Jung n shit. No legal structures MAN no INSTITUTIONS just you me and the fucking TRUTH...and this bag of moli
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I long for raw underground community healers!!!! Like "take this MDMA we're deep diving your trauma might break a few laws while we're at it also there's a pot of your fav chili in the fridge we just need to heat it up"
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Sirens blare outside, a heavy knock at yr door. hooded figure comes in from the rain.
"sry it's so late, just finished up DBT'ing an entire nightclub. Must have busted at least 2 generations of karma tonight."
the other figure nods knowingly
"well, are you ready?"
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definitely adding this shit to my list of story ideas