• SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml
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    3 days ago

    I went to therapy and found a bunch of NEW things that I was (successfully) suppressing.

    I PAID to have MORE problems. I can’t afford ME.

    • rafoix@lemmy.zip
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      3 days ago

      I know that I have a lot of problems. A therapy bill will just be one more and it’s not going to undo the previous problems.

      Understanding how and why I’m fucked up is not the same as not being fucked up.

      • Baŝto@discuss.tchncs.de
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        3 days ago

        There are different kinds of therapy. Understanding what’s wrong is one thing anf can help to get along with issues. But there is also therapy that focuses on changing your behavior etc

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        But it’s a step towards being able to (hopefully) process and better live with your issues. It never claimed to magically fix everything in your life, it’s trying to get you to a point where you’re equipped to fix/handle it yourself.

      • Tonuka@feddit.org
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        2 days ago

        Honestly if you’re not sure how therapy can help you, then therapy can’t properly help you. Most of the work comes from the patient