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Originally Posted by BudFox
I have the same sort of bemused reaction that you do. I never quite comprehend what is the catalyst for all these transformations, and why a therapist was necessary. Is therapy so ingrained in the culture that people see it as a prerequisite to overcoming life's challenges? I pretty much assumed that until recently.
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Definitely not for me. I struggled for years before I went to therapy. Even now, I am still a little circumspect about the whole thing, but that doesn't mean that I think it is a completely flawed institution. All "institutions" are flawed, because well, nothing is perfect. That doesn't take away from the fact that my T has helped me, as I have posted above, and I'd say those are concrete things.
Also, what you said about feeling better just because of the human connection, to me that IS therapy in some respects. I don't get a lot of real human connection, so it does feel good to connect a little deeper, and if it takes therapy for me to get that right now in my life, so be it.