BeepMen's therapy in a nutshell
SunsofoldIsn’t that all PTSD therapy if you take out the varying levels of tact and skill of the therapist?
sp3ctr4lNo.
Because an actual therapist would teach you skills in the way of being able to learn and recognize your triggers, help coach you into calmly but firmly asserting your boundaries, to thus lessen the chance of you being triggered, and would also teach you skills for managing when you flip over into that pure fight or flight, rage and terror mode.
If there isn’t anything like that, you’re not experiencieng therapy.
You’re just paying too much money to vent at someone.
You’re just paying too much money to vent at someone.
This is what a lot of folks in therapy want. They don’t want change, they just want someone to vent to and validate themselves.
I also notice… those are the same people who go around demanding and claiming everyone also needs therapy.
I’ve always been of the mindset that some people actually use therapy to learn, heal, and grow as compassionate human beings. While others just use it for validation and ego stroking.
I think of it like physical therapy. If you do the work you eventually won’t need the therapist, that is the goal.
But a lot of people just refuse to do the work. But at least with a PT they won’t waste your time on years of PT if you aren’t trying to make progress.