In all honesty, I came to the realization that therapy doesn't work in a pretty weird way. I was watching season 1 of American Horror Story(I highly recommend this show!)and one of the characters was a therapist. The therapist admits that therapy doesn't work and some light-bulb just went off in my head I suppose.
I think I knew at the back of my mind that therapy wasn't working for me but I hadn't admitted to it yet. The truth is only the first few sessions had any impact. Everything was new at first and potentially helpful. But as time wore on, all the coping methods became the same. And when my therapist couldn't help me, she kept trying to send me to groups.
I realized at that point that she could no longer help me. You could see the frustration on her face but she had to hide it. Every piece of faith I had in her shattered.
Here's why therapy doesn't work:
1. It takes experience to deal with any mental illness. You cannot depend on someone with a college degree to save you when only you can save yourself.
2. Therapists can only help you to a very small degree. Eventually they will try to send you to group therapy or give you medication.
3. Therapists care only on a professional level. They go home and forget about you. I didn't realize this until I heard the annoyance in my therapist's voice. To her, this was simply a job.
I'm sure there's more reasons but these are my main three. I also want to state that this is just my own opinion. Maybe therapy will work for you, but that's not up for me to decide.
xoxo,
~fatsotheawesome🕊
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A More Personal Approach
Non-FictionMy thoughts have a tendency to consume me and manifest itself until it becomes me. I'm writing this book so I can relieve myself of some of my thoughts. Other things you may see in this book are my personal opinions on certain topics and experiences...
