Philosophy as Treatment

I am quite intrigued and interested in what you have to say. Even if you don't want to say it publicly, please private message me.

Check out compatibilism.

Philosophy is just different ways of looking at the same thing to find answers.

That's what therapists seem to do already, so I'm not seeing the difference.

Not all therapists, but some try to help a client assign meaning to things by looking at things in different ways. I don't find that psychologists give psychological advice in psychodynamic therapy. It's more philosophical than anything.

I really appreciate philosophy.

for many years my 'counselor' tried to get me to change my 'Schema' or world view. i couldn't even understand what he was talking about. was he a poor counselor? don't think so, but the concept of changing the world by changing the way we look at it is not a simple one.

i found a site which lists the principles of Mind Training, whose goal is to guide individuals thru self-change. here is the link, if anyone is interested:

Pema Chödrön on Lojong Mind Training Slogans - Lion's Roar

best wishes~

Depends on the kind of philosophy: for me it just made me worse, the worst I've ever been was when I was obsessively contemplating philosophical things.

I like the idea of existential therapy though, and have considered finding some for myself.