tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post362773195986072778..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Has Therapy Failed America?Stuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-44079289243737028542022-02-14T11:09:01.704-08:002022-02-14T11:09:01.704-08:00Thank you!Thank you!Stuart Schneidermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-40841332962228327342022-02-14T10:12:51.610-08:002022-02-14T10:12:51.610-08:00Excellent piece.Excellent piece.KCFleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124201866124646626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-19318114847758749162022-02-14T03:55:06.891-08:002022-02-14T03:55:06.891-08:00When one is shot or stabbed and bleeding out, one ...When one is shot or stabbed and bleeding out, one requires immediate, effective medical intervention, not someone to talk to. Likewise, acute mental crises require acute interventions. After the emergency is past, then one can (might?) benefit from talking to someone about it, not merely to prolong the emotional upset, but to gain insight into how the conditions leading up to the shooting/stabbing came about so as to avoid repetition. So, perhaps it is beneficial to understand that one was shot/stabbed because of a poor choice one made, and if so, to avoid such poor choices and make better ones. Otherwise, "therapy" is merely mental masturbation, producing nothing of substance. It's all well and good for the addict to understand why he is an addict, but useless unless he uses that insight to STOP BEING AN ADDICT! The useful part of CBT is its leading to actual change/improvement in behavior.IamDevohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11428556757808878749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-83301818656257498702022-02-13T11:39:35.868-08:002022-02-13T11:39:35.868-08:00I have been reading your blog for years now and va...I have been reading your blog for years now and value the insights you bring. I have been in Cognitive behavioral therapy for a year and it's helped me significantly. I have "adjustment disorder" and as a senior I got stuck in a bad place. My therapist and my faith gave me the keys to recovery. I'm in the closing chapter now. I always get my ears triggered by absolute statements about how therapy does not work. In Seminary I worked in a Psych unit for 2 years as a tech and saw a lot. I understand your point of view very well. I agree with many of the points you make about those with significant disorders like Schizophrenia and Bi Polar disorder. Talk therapy is there to provide support but not 'Fix" them. I belief that's appropriate and humane. I do agree a "Life Coach" is a better way for many to improve their lives by being shown better ways of thinking and options. They call this Cognitive Behavior therapy on the other side of the fence. In my experience that looks a lot like "Life Coaching" I had a classic Rogerian "therapist" in high school. Garbage! During a very painful divorce 30 years ago a retired Psychologist volunteering for my church gave me someone to talk to and that really helped. Of course, the underlying issues remained and you could say it was a band aid but it did stop the bleeding. Kansas Scouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744438882831933314noreply@blogger.com