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I'm not saying people in the comments are any good at helping people with mental illnesses, but from my experience the professionals are pretty fucking terrible
by phaus 11y ago
I'm not saying people in the comments are any good at helping people with mental illnesses, but from my experience the professionals are pretty fucking terrible at it too.
I'm autistic and my wife has PTSD and anxiety disorder. She's been through about 6 therapists, all of whom were highly recommended by other people we know or other therapists. We've been to three marriage counsellors. I've been to a therapist that was an "autism specialist" who told me after speaking to me for 3 minutes that I'm not autistic because I have at least 1 friend and I'm married. Perhaps these were all smart people, but between the 10 of them, they have so far been completely unable to help my wife and I with any of our problems. We've been throwing a small fortune at our various issues, and our lives are still a nightmare.
I'm even about to pay 10-15k out of pocket for a fucking therapy dog that's probably going to be a waste of money, because we are desperate and the professionals aren't very useful.
- Spiritus 11y agoWhat's the difference between a therapy dog and a regular dog?
- jacalata 11y agoI'm not terribly familiar with them, but in general a therapy dog should have been trained in some way to ameliorate a specific condition - eg, to notice that the owner is approaching a panic attack and alert them with a specific series of barks, or to maintain a touch contact that helps the owner cope with anxiety, etc.
- phaus 11y ago10K+ worth of training. Some people with PTSD claim that having one is life changing.
- lentil_soup 11y agoCan I ask why you think you're autistic if therapists tell you you're not? Or was it just that one?
- phaus 11y agoIt was just that one and her reasons showed that she has virtually no understanding whatsoever of what high functioning autism is.