Help Therapy

[Abbydrea]

My friend is asking me to go to therapy even though I don't think it will do anything. Idk if it's worth doing.

 

[saddestbunny]

it doesn't do much if u are self aware. if u are unsure why you're depressed or haven't tried meds yet worth a try + psychiatrist

 

[Holu]

Therapy means a couple different things tbf. I'm in a weird position where I've spent over half my life in therapy. I'm also a 3rd year psych major so I'll offer my perspective of each based off a mix of experience and knowledge.

First, if you believe it's a mental illness, skip the whole therapy shit and contact your general physician or ask to see a psychiatrist at your mental health clinic. You will still end up in therapy, just nice to get the meds. Figuring out what illness it is + what med works best is a pretty grueling process so I do recommend starting early and being as truthful as possible. Your always gonna get the depression anxiety treatment otherwise.

However if you wanted to pursue therapy, there are a couple different routes which can help with specific things.

CBT(cognitive behavioral therapy aka cock and ball torture): Helps if you don't understand your own behaviors/why you do things. From personal experience this was the most underwhelming despite it being one of the most effective for people with more severe problems. Me personally, I always had a good understanding of why I act, but might help if your unsure.

DBT(dialectical behavior therapy): Helps if you have more extreme emotions and teaches techniques for processing said emotions. From personal experience this was actually the most useful, as it teaches a fair bit of actual mindfulness techniques which do help me with panic attacks.

Group: Helps if you are trying to improve social skills/feeling extra unheard or lonely. From personal experience this shit sucks balls and everytime I did it I was essentially forced into. That said, this has the unique experience of actually receiving interesting perspectives for feedback. However, and this is my humble opinion, SaSu is a much better, less filtered, more likeminded group therapy.

IOP(intensive outpatient treatment aka Jesus fucking Christ this is hell): Helps mostly if you're having drug, loss/grief, or relationship problems. As suggested in the name, it's intensive, which means you're doing shit multiple days a week for a fair bit of hours. This is typically largely group therapy with occasional individual sessions serving as check ups. From personal experience, this shit is ass, but for some who need that constant checkup feel, it's worth exploring. Now if this doesn't sound like something you want, make that clear with your mental healthcare facility if they ask. They tend to try and force this shit since it allows the few therapists assigned as IOP case managers to effectively handle multiple people at once. It's easier for them to schedule, and takes less wait for the patient if therapists are all booked up.

Otherwise there is the "good" old general individual therapy. Helps if you just need to rant, although some therapists try to be problem solvers, and it takes some explaining that you don't want the constant problem solving analysis, and just need to vent. This unfortunately might take a few attempts, as some therapists simply just aren't fond of this approach. From personal experience this is the least useful if your a nihilist/pessimist/cynic, if you don't want to get better, and/or if you don't trust your therapist.

Now technically there are other forms, ofc the famous electroshock, but aside from knowing that it actually does work for depression, I've never done this nor do I recommend anyone to. Not worth it IMO.

There are also specializations of therapy, such as existentialism, humanistic, etc. but these are generally covered in individual therapy depending on what therapist you get. Reason it's hard to find these specific ones, is that it's simply not reliable(psych definition of reliable), and so if you do find a therapist who is fully invested in a singular approach, it's gonna be an expensive ass private one which is probably not worth your time. That said, you can just dice roll normal therapists, as depending on therapist, they will employ a degree of whatever approach they prefer as well as a mixture of other approaches. This is why it might take a few different therapists to find your match.

 

[nessun_nome]

My friend is asking me to go to therapy even though I don't think it will do anything. Idk if it's worth doing.

I think therapy can help some people. If you've never tried it, it has to be worth a shot.

However, as others have said, it's important to find the most appropriate type of therapy and, as therapy is very personal, the right therapist within that specialism.

For me, CBT was good as it introduced techniques for dealing with Yep things. Counselling was less useful as I want solutions rather than talking about things endlessly. I'm going into group therapy and drama therapy shortly so we'll see.

I don't know if you can get yourself a psychological assessment so that somebody could determine what is most likely to work for you?

 

[Death is my goal]

think this better go to recovery

 

[Abbydrea]

think this better go to recovery

Okay

Therapy means a couple different things tbf. I'm in a weird position where I've spent over half my life in therapy. I'm also a 3rd year psych major so I'll offer my perspective of each based off a mix of experience and knowledge.

First, if you believe it's a mental illness, skip the whole therapy shit and contact your general physician or ask to see a psychiatrist at your mental health clinic. You will still end up in therapy, just nice to get the meds. Figuring out what illness it is + what med works best is a pretty grueling process so I do recommend starting early and being as truthful as possible. Your always gonna get the depression anxiety treatment otherwise.

However if you wanted to pursue therapy, there are a couple different routes which can help with specific things.

CBT(cognitive behavioral therapy aka cock and ball torture): Helps if you don't understand your own behaviors/why you do things. From personal experience this was the most underwhelming despite it being one of the most effective for people with more severe problems. Me personally, I always had a good understanding of why I act, but might help if your unsure.

DBT(dialectical behavior therapy): Helps if you have more extreme emotions and teaches techniques for processing said emotions. From personal experience this was actually the most useful, as it teaches a fair bit of actual mindfulness techniques which do help me with panic attacks.

Group: Helps if you are trying to improve social skills/feeling extra unheard or lonely. From personal experience this shit sucks balls and everytime I did it I was essentially forced into. That said, this has the unique experience of actually receiving interesting perspectives for feedback. However, and this is my humble opinion, SaSu is a much better, less filtered, more likeminded group therapy.

IOP(intensive outpatient treatment aka Jesus fucking Christ this is hell): Helps mostly if you're having drug, loss/grief, or relationship problems. As suggested in the name, it's intensive, which means you're doing shit multiple days a week for a fair bit of hours. This is typically largely group therapy with occasional individual sessions serving as check ups. From personal experience, this shit is ass, but for some who need that constant checkup feel, it's worth exploring. Now if this doesn't sound like something you want, make that clear with your mental healthcare facility if they ask. They tend to try and force this shit since it allows the few therapists assigned as IOP case managers to effectively handle multiple people at once. It's easier for them to schedule, and takes less wait for the patient if therapists are all booked up.

Otherwise there is the "good" old general individual therapy. Helps if you just need to rant, although some therapists try to be problem solvers, and it takes some explaining that you don't want the constant problem solving analysis, and just need to vent. This unfortunately might take a few attempts, as some therapists simply just aren't fond of this approach. From personal experience this is the least useful if your a nihilist/pessimist/cynic, if you don't want to get better, and/or if you don't trust your therapist.

Now technically there are other forms, ofc the famous electroshock, but aside from knowing that it actually does work for depression, I've never done this nor do I recommend anyone to. Not worth it IMO.

There are also specializations of therapy, such as existentialism, humanistic, etc. but these are generally covered in individual therapy depending on what therapist you get. Reason it's hard to find these specific ones, is that it's simply not reliable(psych definition of reliable), and so if you do find a therapist who is fully invested in a singular approach, it's gonna be an expensive ass private one which is probably not worth your time. That said, you can just dice roll normal therapists, as depending on therapist, they will employ a degree of whatever approach they prefer as well as a mixture of other approaches. This is why it might take a few different therapists to find your match.

Thanks, but they want me to go to individual therapy but i don't want to. Idk what to tell them so they don't tell anyone.

 

[Holu]

Thanks, but they want me to go to individual therapy but i don't want to. Idk what to tell them so they don't tell anyone.

Going to any of these quite literally counts as therapy. Unless they are recommending a specific therapist, I highly doubt they would give a shit which one you go to. Remember, when dealing with the pro-life majority, they aren't going to be well versed in the understanding or experiences of the mental healthcare industry. Unless specified, "see a therapist" is equivalent to "get help cuz I don't know how help you". So long as u reach out somewhere, it's good enough to demonstrate commitment and get them off you.

If you're not diagnosed I highly recommend just going for a psychiatrist appointment. It will take some time, maybe even a few months, and you can cancel last moment if needed(Altho idk why u would). This can be used as an excuse if u just want them off ur ass.

 

[Abbydrea]

Going to any of these quite literally counts as therapy. Unless they are recommending a specific therapist, I highly doubt they would give a shit which one you go to. Remember, when dealing with the pro-life majority, they aren't going to be well versed in the understanding or experiences of the mental healthcare industry. Unless specified, "see a therapist" is equivalent to "get help cuz I don't know how help you". So long as u reach out somewhere, it's good enough to demonstrate commitment and get them off you.

If you're not diagnosed I highly recommend just going for a psychiatrist appointment. It will take some time, maybe even a few months, and you can cancel last moment if needed(Altho idk why u would). This can be used as an excuse if u just want them off ur ass.

I'll do that thanks