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Posted by Angela2 on May 31, 2005, at 21:34:11
Is the point of therapy to go until you make progress and get better? Or is therapy supposed to be a continual thing?
Posted by Larry Hoover on May 31, 2005, at 22:32:01
In reply to Question, posted by Angela2 on May 31, 2005, at 21:34:11
> Is the point of therapy to go until you make progress and get better? Or is therapy supposed to be a continual thing?
Yes, and yes.
I don't think there's a simple answer. Or a correct one.
I go to therapy because I keep getting insightful experiences from it. As my life changes, so does my need for specific forms of insight.
I don't suppose I'll always use therapy. My therapist is making noises about retirement, and if he does, I'm not likely to seek a replacement.
But you never know.
Lar
Posted by Jazzed on June 1, 2005, at 9:34:36
In reply to Question, posted by Angela2 on May 31, 2005, at 21:34:11
It would seem to me it's different for everyone. For my kids, I want them to learn coping strategies and be done, at least for now. If they need it again, we'll do it again. As for me, I think I have enough problems and life situations, that it could be an ongoing process, at least for awhile. I tend to go into things with gusto and then burn out or get bored.
I'd guess that some people go into it thinking they need a boost, and then develop a need, a dependency, or just find there are a lot of things that can be worked out in T.
Jazzed
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