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I was thinking that maybe sometimes when we have problems and we try therapy that somehow we get "hooked" into mental health issues. Once bitten we are drawn believing the rest of our lives we have "issues'.

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Well, wouldn't those "problems" be the same as issues? It sound like you find the words mental health to be a problem. Maybe you could just think of it as health? Or psychological health?

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Then I think.. what is good therapy? Does the T ever make suggestions or is his job just to sit there and listen and watch one spin in the mud. Is he there just to listen? I mean if he is just there to listen with no feedback or suggestions, one might as well talk to a tree and put the money in a "talking to tree fund".

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Well, I think the definition of "good therapy" is as individual as the therapy itself. What's good for one person is not necessarily good for another. I think that there is a place on this website where you can read about the different forms of therapy and then make a personal decision. It sounds as though you are railing against analytical type therapy where the therapist talks much less than other forms. It has proved helpful for many others.

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. Some times we have to give ourselves a kick in the butt which forces one to go forward and not look back.....................

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This does not sound so healthy to me. Why would you want to kick yourself?

I think that I will stick with therapy as a way to walk my path with the loving kindness of my therapist as my guide or partner.

It just feels better than kicking myself.

Peace.