Posted by muffled on September 15, 2005, at 19:58:23
In reply to Re: Do I need therapy?...I don't think so (pos. trigg) » JenStar, posted by Deneb on September 15, 2005, at 18:05:54
> > hi Deneb,
> > I think there is a difference between NEEDING therapy and WANTING therapy.
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> I think I sometimes *want* therapy for the wrong reasons...I think I just want someone to talk to, give me attention and make me feel better. No offence to psychology, but a lot of the time *I* think it is a bunch of gobbity goop, if you know what I mean...I appreciate your honesty!!! There are however many kinds of therapy, counsellors, psychologists, psychiatrists etc. I have always tried to go it alone and it hasn't worked. So I go to a counsellor because I would like to find out why I can't allow myself to connect with any depth with others. I think as humans we are made to connect with others. I think healthy connections keep us sane. I think unhealthy connections make us crazy. I think no connections slowly destroys us. So thats a reason for going, even without taking other stuff into account. BUT whoever said it was right, you have to really want what your trying to achieve or it won't work. Its not easy exposing yourself to others. It involves alot of risk, and can be scarey.
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> The whole getting in touch with one's feelings and transference and all that stuff seems silly to *me*. It makes me LOL sometimes. I'm taking this one psychology course called Personal Development because I wanted to be a full time student but I didn't have enough science courses to take to be full time this semester. I basically made a list of about 10 psychology courses and took the one that wasn't full yet. This course won't count towards my degree. I watched this video about "the self" and it totally made me LOL in class...yikes. I dunno...I'm not the touchy feely type...not sure how this class is going to go!I would like you to remember that people really struggle in therapy and it HURTS. I don't laugh when I see injured people in car accidents.
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> I don't think there is anything wrong with people going to therapy. I just don't know if something like that will work for me. I also don't know if it is worth it to pay to just have a friend to talk to.That would be for you to decide. Everyone needs a friend. A T. is NOT a friend, way to many boundaries in place for that. They are quasi friends perhaps in a way, only there to help you. It is one way pretty much. I am willing to pay because I am not happy with where I am and where I WAS going. I'm getting there, with help.
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