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Originally Posted by puzzle_bug1987
I do think therapy mostly causes more problems than it solves. People who buy into it of course believe it helps but that usually falls apart in the end.
This thread has gotten confusing. Therapy is a business? We're supposed to "shop" around for a therapist like a business transaction and yet it's supposed to be "personal" and a "relationship?"
I think therapy is really just not good for most people, but if someone thinks they must have it then there isn't much you can do to talk them out of it. In the case of the op the whole concept seems to cause an immense amount of distress. Not sure it's the best thing in this case.
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I agree that it is always a crap-shoot. There will always be those who can and do benefit tremendously from therapy and wind up with **** therapists and then those who will feel that because they have not found the right fit they are doomed to live in pain.
I have personally given this a great deal of thought, I have had several bad experiences - and I wonder constantly if success is possible for me. Yet, I do believe in the potential value. I am willing to do the work, a bit less quick to trust, but my expectations are not excessive or demanding. I need integrity, smarts, intuitiveness, honesty, a sense of levity (can't cry all the time) and clear boundaries. One would think it's not a difficult combination to find....one would be incorrect.....