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Originally Posted by stopdog
I think they are all complete frauds. I am beginning to think therapy is like a placebo and clients get better because of either time or faith or a combination.
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I've sometimes thought that. I have seen therapy as a religion and as an addiction.
Some people do draw strength from faith, and some people do respond to placebos.
You could make a very good case that psychotherapy is a kind of secular Buddhism.
It is well established that, on average, adults get happier with age.
But then I remember my brother-in-law who isn't in therapy and isn't getting any better. And my best friend, likewise.
I
have got better and I attribute that to psychotherapy. But I can't prove anything.