I definitely think that every day life has started to become pathologized. I see it in my students where they seem to think that any stress is bad and that they shouldn't feel it ever. While I think most people know I'm not a fan of psychotherapy – I am usually also in favor of people doing what they think is going to work for them. But I think the proliferation of therapy is for everyone in the mainstream is doing a great disservice. We are talking people into being victims who have no resilience at all because every little bump in the road sends them into a tailspin. I am more in favor of fostering independence and resilience rather than whining, more fear based on nothing, and over the top anxiety for daily life.
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