Posted by Phil on December 30, 2012, at 17:38:23
In reply to Does therapy really help anyone?, posted by Meltingpot on December 30, 2012, at 16:50:56
I've had two out of six therapists over many decades that were helpful in enlightening me as to where my behaviors were hurting me. Did the skies open and all was better? Nope.
My current therapist is useless.I read recently that Bruce Springsteen was or has been in therapy for 30 years. I think that it needs to be ongoing. Also read that Elyn Saks, a USC law professor and has schizophrenia does therapy 5 days a week along with meds. She's been hospitalized many times and has been in restraints for 20 hours a day. Remarkable story. I think therapy has helped her maintain a very high functioning level. But I'm not her. :)
I was reading about DBT and I think it would help more than any other especially if your suicidal. It takes a massive commitment that I don't have right now. Wiki has good info on it.One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.
Friedrich Nietzsche
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