Therapy is about a number of things, Ian. Determining you're depressed, that's easy. Finding coping strategies, that's the ongoing journey. The medicine can help with the purely chemical parts of it but won't actually make you do anything.
It really is a matter of figuring out what you want - let me emphasize that,
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Therapy is about a number of things, Ian. Determining you're depressed, that's easy. Finding coping strategies, that's the ongoing journey. The medicine can help with the purely chemical parts of it but won't actually make you do anything.
It really is a matter of figuring out what you want - let me emphasize that, <b<YOUR</b> wants. The six basic questions, whowhatwherewhenwhyhow, are what you need to figure out here.
I was in therapy from about age 6 til age 20. Age 20 I told the therapist that I wasn't going back. Part of my reason was my parents sending me regarding issues I felt were not strictly just-me, which made me angry about going. But part of it was, I had some idea of what I wanted to do. I had some handle on the six questions. Mine, for what it's worth, had to do mostly with socializing.
Looking back on the last 15 years, there were some times when therapy may have helped. Still, I'm decent with where my head's at a lot of the time right now.
I am no therapist. Not everyone needs therapy. Many people do, for limited times.
Lemme give you a benchmark: look at the six questions about your wants. Figure out how well you can answer them now. figure out how much any therapy helps with answering the six questions. If this benchmark works for you, great. If not, well, think of another one. I'll help as I can, as long as you'll let me.
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It really is a matter of figuring out what you want - let me emphasize that,
It really is a matter of figuring out what you want - let me emphasize that, <b<YOUR</b> wants. The six basic questions, whowhatwherewhenwhyhow, are what you need to figure out here.
I was in therapy from about age 6 til age 20. Age 20 I told the therapist that I wasn't going back. Part of my reason was my parents sending me regarding issues I felt were not strictly just-me, which made me angry about going. But part of it was, I had some idea of what I wanted to do. I had some handle on the six questions. Mine, for what it's worth, had to do mostly with socializing.
Looking back on the last 15 years, there were some times when therapy may have helped. Still, I'm decent with where my head's at a lot of the time right now.
I am no therapist. Not everyone needs therapy. Many people do, for limited times.
Lemme give you a benchmark: look at the six questions about your wants. Figure out how well you can answer them now. figure out how much any therapy helps with answering the six questions. If this benchmark works for you, great. If not, well, think of another one. I'll help as I can, as long as you'll let me.