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Firing my "therapist"

Totally useless
brindle telephone
  07/27/25
Are you surprised?
Stirring Theater
  07/27/25
I tried to have an open mind about it. I did it for a year. ...
brindle telephone
  07/27/25
People do what they want. No one can help anyone else.
Stirring Theater
  07/27/25
(therapist)
walnut underhanded degenerate hall
  07/27/25
...
brindle telephone
  07/27/25
irl lol
Mentally impaired market regret
  07/27/25
I don't get why people bother with this shit when you can ju...
erotic comical prole
  07/27/25
You have a closed mind, so why would you pay someone for a y...
Glittery Dark Chapel
  07/27/25
Just do ChatGPT or something
arousing mexican pozpig
  07/27/25
You really are just paying someone to listen to you and be n...
aromatic theater stage candlestick maker
  07/27/25
They have no idea what theyre doing
brindle telephone
  07/27/25
That's part of the job description for a generic "talk ...
aromatic theater stage candlestick maker
  07/27/25
There's no such thing as a therapist. What you're describing...
brindle telephone
  07/27/25
What I've described as an effective therapist is the gold-st...
aromatic theater stage candlestick maker
  07/27/25
I don't really care if some nerds rigged some "randomiz...
brindle telephone
  07/27/25
i've seen three therapists and came to similar conclusions. ...
beady-eyed shrine elastic band
  07/27/25


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Date: July 27th, 2025 4:44 PM
Author: brindle telephone

Totally useless

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5755275&forum_id=2)#49135375)



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Date: July 27th, 2025 4:49 PM
Author: Stirring Theater

Are you surprised?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5755275&forum_id=2)#49135386)



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Date: July 27th, 2025 4:50 PM
Author: brindle telephone

I tried to have an open mind about it. I did it for a year. I can't say much changed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5755275&forum_id=2)#49135389)



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Date: July 27th, 2025 5:18 PM
Author: Stirring Theater

People do what they want. No one can help anyone else.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5755275&forum_id=2)#49135441)



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Date: July 27th, 2025 5:19 PM
Author: walnut underhanded degenerate hall

(therapist)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5755275&forum_id=2)#49135443)



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Date: July 27th, 2025 6:04 PM
Author: brindle telephone



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5755275&forum_id=2)#49135541)



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Date: July 27th, 2025 5:21 PM
Author: Mentally impaired market regret

irl lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5755275&forum_id=2)#49135451)



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Date: July 27th, 2025 5:19 PM
Author: erotic comical prole

I don't get why people bother with this shit when you can just read Freud for free.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5755275&forum_id=2)#49135442)



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Date: July 27th, 2025 5:19 PM
Author: Glittery Dark Chapel

You have a closed mind, so why would you pay someone for a year to open what you have closed.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5755275&forum_id=2)#49135444)



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Date: July 27th, 2025 5:20 PM
Author: arousing mexican pozpig

Just do ChatGPT or something

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5755275&forum_id=2)#49135445)



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Date: July 27th, 2025 6:20 PM
Author: aromatic theater stage candlestick maker

You really are just paying someone to listen to you and be nice to you. On rare occasions they'll give useful advice. There's no real science behind it, and if you're cynical about it, you might think the therapist doesn't want you to get better because then their source of income dries up. Is that too cynical? In my experience, that's reality. If you read about the guidelines and techniques behind CBT, the only form of therapy that has some evidence behind it, it's supposed to be a structured, time-limited technique that involves you doing homework in between sessions to identify, unwind, address, and dismantle the negative thoughts and beliefs that are the source of your distress. You'll have to cycle through tens of therapists to find someone who will actually do this; the rest rely on generic "talk therapy" that just brings in a steady income irrespective of your (lack of) improvement.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5755275&forum_id=2)#49135576)



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Date: July 27th, 2025 6:34 PM
Author: brindle telephone

They have no idea what theyre doing

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5755275&forum_id=2)#49135621)



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Date: July 27th, 2025 6:37 PM
Author: aromatic theater stage candlestick maker

That's part of the job description for a generic "talk therapist."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5755275&forum_id=2)#49135631)



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Date: July 27th, 2025 6:39 PM
Author: brindle telephone

There's no such thing as a therapist. What you're describing as an effective therapist is just a "teacher," which begs the questing of whether they have knowledge to teach.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5755275&forum_id=2)#49135636)



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Date: July 27th, 2025 6:49 PM
Author: aromatic theater stage candlestick maker

What I've described as an effective therapist is the gold-standard approach for CBT as popularized by a psychiatrist from Stanford. But you bring up an important point that I didn't mention: a good therapist should have the knowledge and wisdom to gently guide you toward resolving your distress, which they often lack.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5755275&forum_id=2)#49135657)



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Date: July 27th, 2025 6:54 PM
Author: brindle telephone

I don't really care if some nerds rigged some "randomized control trials." What they're doing by your own account can be done by a 100 iq woman whose other career option is to teach 8th grade.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5755275&forum_id=2)#49135670)



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Date: July 27th, 2025 6:40 PM
Author: beady-eyed shrine elastic band

i've seen three therapists and came to similar conclusions. i saw each one for progressively shorter times. i gave up after only three sessions with the last one when i realized it was a fraud. at least my psychiatrist gives me pills that do something

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5755275&forum_id=2)#49135640)