What do you think the best part of being a therapist is?

stopdog · Sep 16, 2016 at 09:46 AM

What do you think the best part of being a therapist is?

(I am curious about what people see as the best part - but this is not meant to be all that super serious.)

atisketatasket · Sep 16, 2016 at 10:19 AM

Variety. Otherwise I would get bored when I saw the umpteenth person with the same issue - different characters, same plot.

nicoleflynn · Sep 16, 2016 at 10:29 AM

When a client makes a "breakthrough"---understands something they didn't know, becomes aware of what they needed to know.......makes strides toward overcoming their issues.

Sep 16, 2016 at 10:31 AM

I really couldn't see myself as a therapist

I mean, it requires so much people interaction... I couldn't cope. also my own views and my own mental health would get in the way when it came to certain topics

the best part of being a therapist is deffenetly the fact it is indoors.

stopdog · Sep 16, 2016 at 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by atisketatasket

Variety. Otherwise I would get bored when I saw the umpteenth person with the same issue - different characters, same plot.

But isn't this the same no matter what? There are different variations on a theme perhaps, but most things fall into a few categories as far as I can see. Even with all the plays and novels written - basically there are the same themes and struggles - same words put in a different order.

atisketatasket · Sep 16, 2016 at 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by stopdog

But isn't this the same no matter what? There are different variations on a theme perhaps, but most things fall into a few categories as far as I can see. Even with all the plays and novels written - basically there are the same themes and struggles - same words put in a different order.

Absolutely, but good authors are able to put new and interesting twists on old stories.

I suppose it's really the different characters that create variety and make things interesting. So I need clients not just with different stories but different personalities.

guilloche · Sep 16, 2016 at 02:04 PM

I couldn't deal with people and their problems all day either. I voted for "autonomy" (though only for those in private practice, I guess). I've talked to my T about some of the stress of my job, and he's pointed out that that's a lot of why he wanted to run his own business. Lucky him!

stopdog · Sep 16, 2016 at 02:06 PM

I chose autonomy.

bounceback · Sep 16, 2016 at 02:38 PM

I also would say autonomy. You don't have to share nothing of yourself if you don't want.

Sep 16, 2016 at 02:50 PM

I'm a helper--a people person. It's what I do. It's ultimately why I chose my profession. So, that would be the best part for me.

Probably second would be the variety of interacting with different individuals which is also what I love about my profession. Each day, heck, each class period, is fresh and new because of the interactions with the individuals in my classroom. I'd be miserable in a profession where I did the same thing all day and didn't have a variety of people to constantly interact with.

Myrto · Sep 16, 2016 at 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by guilloche

I couldn't deal with people and their problems all day either. I voted for "autonomy" (though only for those in private practice, I guess). I've talked to my T about some of the stress of my job, and he's pointed out that that's a lot of why he wanted to run his own business. Lucky him!

I completely agree. Listening to people's problems all day long would drain me. My therapist works from home, works 4 days a week and I don't think that she has more than 15 clients. So she must not work more than 4 hours a day. Pretty relaxed. Her husband is a big shot lobbyist who must earn a lot of money so there's that as well. She doesn't need the money.

Argonautomobile · Sep 16, 2016 at 06:10 PM

When I've envied my T's job, it's been for the autonomy of the position. I think working with a variety of people would be refreshing, too.

sweepy62 · Sep 16, 2016 at 10:36 PM

I guess it's like real life short stories book, almost never ending, in an 8 hr, day or more you get to hear different chapters of people's lives, it's huge, bizarre, secrets, ect..,

newname · Sep 17, 2016 at 12:31 AM

I think the chance to experience meaningful things with clients and sometimes to help them would be the best part. Second best might be the culture of a profession that emphasizes self care. I don't know if there are professions other than this one where being overly busy would not necessarily be seen as a good thing.

Sep 17, 2016 at 09:32 AM

For me I think it would be similar to what I also get from my profession. I am a scientist and enjoy the puzzle solving aspect of my job best -- I think it would be the same working with people as a therapist, trying to understand them as whole. Probably the relationship with some clients would also be rewarding and when I we can come up with something useful for them. I think I would also enjoy the role of being a confidant, like I usually do in my everyday relationships. And learning about myself through working with clients.

MobiusPsyche · Sep 17, 2016 at 11:30 AM

The same thing I find noisy challenging about it...the deep connection with other people.

unaluna · Sep 18, 2016 at 05:36 PM

Having your own bathroom. And kitchen. And couch. And a door that locks.

Sep 18, 2016 at 07:53 PM

I put other because I have no idea. I couldn't choose any options I agreed with, nor could I think of any. Thought provoking.

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atisketatasket Child of a lesser god Member Since Jun 2015 Location: Tartarus Posts: 19,302 (SuperPoster!) 9 12.4k hugs given	Sep 16, 2016 at 10:19 AM #2 Variety. Otherwise I would get bored when I saw the umpteenth person with the same issue - different characters, same plot.
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nicoleflynn Grand Magnate Member Since Jan 2012 Location: rochester, michigan Posts: 3,111 12 60 hugs given	Sep 16, 2016 at 10:29 AM #3 When a client makes a "breakthrough"---understands something they didn't know, becomes aware of what they needed to know.......makes strides toward overcoming their issues.
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Anonymous32451 Guest Posts: n/a	Sep 16, 2016 at 10:31 AM #4 I really couldn't see myself as a therapist I mean, it requires so much people interaction... I couldn't cope. also my own views and my own mental health would get in the way when it came to certain topics the best part of being a therapist is deffenetly the fact it is indoors.
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guilloche Magnate Member Since Jun 2014 Location: US Posts: 2,734 10 2,704 hugs given	Sep 16, 2016 at 02:04 PM #7 I couldn't deal with people and their problems all day either. I voted for "autonomy" (though only for those in private practice, I guess). I've talked to my T about some of the stress of my job, and he's pointed out that that's a lot of why he wanted to run his own business. Lucky him!
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stopdog underdog is here Member Since Sep 2011 Location: blank Posts: 35,050 (SuperPoster!) 13 1 hugs given	Sep 16, 2016 at 02:06 PM #8 I chose autonomy. __________________ Please NO @ Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live. Oscar Wilde Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
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bounceback Grand Member Member Since Jan 2011 Posts: 799 13 100 hugs given	Sep 16, 2016 at 02:38 PM #9 I also would say autonomy. You don't have to share nothing of yourself if you don't want.
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Argonautomobile Magnate Member Since Sep 2015 Location: usa Posts: 2,422 9 2,009 hugs given	Sep 16, 2016 at 06:10 PM #12 When I've envied my T's job, it's been for the autonomy of the position. I think working with a variety of people would be refreshing, too. __________________ "Fantasy, abandoned by reason, produces impossible monsters; united with it, she is the mother of the arts and the origin of their marvels." - Francisco de Goya
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sweepy62 Grand Magnate Member Since Sep 2011 Location: usa Posts: 3,642 13 483 hugs given	Sep 16, 2016 at 10:36 PM #13 I guess it's like real life short stories book, almost never ending, in an 8 hr, day or more you get to hear different chapters of people's lives, it's huge, bizarre, secrets, ect.., __________________ Bipolar 1 Gad Ptsd BPD ZOLOFT 100 TOPAMAX 400 ABILIFY 10 SYNTHROID 137
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newname Junior Member Member Since Sep 2016 Location: New York Posts: 10 8	Sep 17, 2016 at 12:31 AM #14 I think the chance to experience meaningful things with clients and sometimes to help them would be the best part. Second best might be the culture of a profession that emphasizes self care. I don't know if there are professions other than this one where being overly busy would not necessarily be seen as a good thing.
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MobiusPsyche Magnate Member Since Feb 2016 Location: Appalachian Mountains Posts: 2,040 8 15 hugs given	Sep 17, 2016 at 11:30 AM #16 The same thing I find noisy challenging about it...the deep connection with other people. __________________ "I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers which can't be questioned." --Richard Feynman
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unaluna Elder Harridan x-hankster Member Since Jun 2011 Location: Milan/Michigan Posts: 40,957 (SuperPoster!) 13 68.9k hugs given	Sep 18, 2016 at 05:36 PM #17 Having your own bathroom. And kitchen. And couch. And a door that locks.
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Anonymous48850 Guest Posts: n/a	Sep 18, 2016 at 07:53 PM #18 I put other because I have no idea. I couldn't choose any options I agreed with, nor could I think of any. Thought provoking.
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