Posted by DAisym on August 10, 2007, at 13:38:48
In reply to Re: getting back into therapy. » Squiggles, posted by B2chica on August 10, 2007, at 13:22:44
Usually the power of therapy isn't so much the insight -- I agree with B2 that most people already know basically what they should change. But many of us don't know how...or don't have the strength alone to do it. Sometimes the general descriptors of being unhappy can be narrowed as you figure out you are bored in your job, or lonely or in an unhappy marriage. I think you might also discover your role in your own life - it isn't as random as most of us would like to believe.
The role of a therapist isn't to be Jack-of-All-Trades and "fix" your life. Therapy helps you sort out what needs to change and how to do that. Just like a plumber won't fix your car...And I think a good therapist will say, "you need a doctor or a lawyer or a priest" if it is appropriate. It is interesting that many people think that those of us in therapy "count on" our therapists to make decisions for us, or to run our lives. It doesn't normally work like that.
I guess I'd also say there is a wide ban in the field of psychology -- from life couch to analyst. Very different focuses and very different approaches.
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