Any thoughts??????????

[saratogadreamin09]

This isnt meant to offend anybody but I was wondering what other people think about this.

I went to therapy from 5 to 9 grade and I dont go now because of problems with my parents insurrance. I have 5 family members that go to therapy and one of my friends dad is a theraist.


I belive EVERYBODY could use therapy. If everyone in the world went to a therapy seesion at least once a month I belive there would be a lot less hurt in this world and people would be able to see things more clearly.

Any thoughts on this?????????

 

[imabrat]

Before I actually went to therapy, I thought it was only for freaks. Then I had to go to therapy and my perspective changed completely.

 

[BabyPiglet]

First of all, only one question mark is needed, lol.

Secondly, I've never been to therapy. I fail to see how it would help me at this point in my life. I'm content, almost happy.

 

[Sparx]

i want to be a children's art therapist.

 

[bananda]

i think therapy could be helpful but i dont need it. im pretty happy with my life. one time i had to see the school therapist coz i started crying for no apparent reason at lunch. it didn't make a difference. turns out i was sick and being sick screws up my emotions.

 

[saratogadreamin09]

First of all, only one question mark is needed, lol.

Secondly, I've never been to therapy. I fail to see how it would help me at this point in my life. I'm content, almost happy.

A tone of people put a few question marks after a question, does it rly matter?

i think therapy could be helpful but i dont need it. im pretty happy with my life. one time i had to see the school therapist coz i started crying for no apparent reason at lunch. it didn't make a difference. turns out i was sick and being sick screws up my emotions.

I am a really naturaly happy person. I smile all the time and I honestly cant control it But, I still wish I could go to therapy. It lets you vent about a lot of things and its someone to tell problems to. I just belive eveyone needs someone that there no related to or friends with to talk to. When you go into therapy your neer judged and your able to get a lot of things off your chest.

It really helped my relationship with my parents. I always had a good relationship with my parents but we would occusionally get into fights. Going to therapy helped end a lot of those fights.

 

[DramaQueen]

No I don't think that's true.

When I was younger, I had a real mental disorder, my family MD 'iagnosed' (for lack of a better word) me with severe separation anxiety.
It happened after my mom got in a life threatening car accident, she came really close to dying and after that I had separation anxiety and I never wanted to be away from her.
I'd try to live my life, I'd go camping with girl guides but I always wound up having severe panic attacks and crying and wanting to go home. I couldn't even sleep over @ my friends house down the street without having some sort of anxiety attack and having to go home in the middle of the night. It got to the point where I didn't want to go to school and I'd have panic attacks at school and want to go home.

I never went to a therapist. It might've helped--who knows, but I worked through it on my own, and I'm a strong level-headed person now. I don't have that problem anymore, I turned out fine and though it was hard at the time, I don't really think going to a therapist would've helped me at all.
I guess I'm the type of person who likes to work through my own problems?
I don't know. I'm happy my parents never sent me to a therapist--my mom recently told me that they were REALLY close to taking me, but then I got over it. I'm glad I just worked it out by finally talking to my parents and friends about it. I don't think therapy is for everyone.


ETA: I think if right now, being the mentally healthy/stable person I am today, going to therapy would just bring out the worst. I am REALLY happy with my life right now, and I think if I went to a therapist I would just be LOOKING for little things to be unhappy about, just so I have something to talk about with the therapist. And that's not something I think a person needs.

 

[3mtn-kate]

before i went to therapy i didn't want to think that i couldn't handle my issues myself...i didn't want to think i needed help

i really didn't fit with my first therapist so i left her and went to this other guy and he has just made all the difference for me.

i think that everybody could use just an outside person to talk to when everything else just feels like it's failing

 

[Disney Dork]

I agree that everyone could use it, but I also think that pigs would fly the moment everyone did. Some people just like keeping their thoughts/issues to themselves (myself included) and forcing them to go to therapy and talk to a complete stranger wouldn't change that. They'd just end up having a staring contest with the therapist for about 30min-1hour.

 

[::Snow_White::]

I don't really know.
When I had seperation aniexty there was nothing that could help me, I just had to let it pass and get through it on my own. Being around somebody who was trying to get me to spill what I've already cried about so much that it probably would've just made it worse. (But who knows?)

My friend goes to therapy because she's been depressed for awhile, but she loves it. She brags about how she gets to go see her therapist and gets excited when it's time for her to go back. It's really made a difference for her and she says she feels much better now.

I think it just depends. I kinda half agree with Caitlin, too. It might remind me too much of what's not great in my life when I try not to think about it and do fine. I'm not in need of one, I think I'm more in need of a friend who will listen, for the trivial things that will get better.

 

[MrsSparrow..]

I understand how venting to an unknown person can help, but I just find someone. Idk, I know I personally don't need it and if it was imposed on me i'd be so annoyed. I remember when my parents went through their divorce and they asked me if I wanted therapy. I was like, ***, no! Some people have different ways of dealing with things.

 

[saratogadreamin09]

before i went to therapy i didn't want to think that i couldn't handle my issues myself...i didn't want to think i needed help

i really didn't fit with my first therapist so i left her and went to this other guy and he has just made all the difference for me.

i think that everybody could use just an outside person to talk to when everything else just feels like it's failing

Love how you worded the last sentence, thats a grea way to put it


I had the same problem finding someone. The first woman I went to was not right for me so I stopped going. Then I started to see my elementary school therapist and I LOVED him but after I went to high school I couldnt see him anymore. The last person I went to was was also really good and I enjoyed him, not as much as my second theapist but I still enjoyed him