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I'm against pathologising any normal reaction to stress. When the anger reaches a point where it actually becomes a painful hindrance in daily life it's an opti

I'm against pathologising any normal reaction to stress. When the anger reaches a point where it actually becomes a painful hindrance in daily life it's an option to think about though. But there are also coaching and life counseling (not sure what the proper English terms are).

cholantesh 9y ago
>But there are also coaching and life counseling (not sure what the proper English terms are). Life coaching is just bad therapy from unqualified people. And they are often part of MLM schemes or associate themselves with (other) swindlers to part you from even more of your money.
- Declanomous 9y ago
  I dated a woman who was a life coach for a bit. She had absolutely no qualifications to speak of. She decided she didn't want to go to college, so she became a life coach instead. From what I could tell, she basically operated like a personal cheerleader. She didn't have any particularly sage advice, instead she just would repeat mantras about motivation. She was baffled that I accomplished my goals, since I'm such a cynical person that I had to be self-defeating. Now I'm definitely extremely cynical, but I don't think it's particularly wrong to look at an entire industry based around masturbatory self-interest and think that it's not sustainable and mostly exists to justify a decision to live in continual near-poverty. Here's a fun one -- go up to anyone at one of these digital nomad events and ask them how much of a balance they are carrying on their credit cards from month-to-month. I think maybe 1 in 10 people I met had more cash than credit card debt. Maybe 1 in 25 had anything saved for retirement. I know, I'm a wet blanket.
- stewbrew 9y ago
  I think it depends on the country and its regulations -- whether the profession is regulated at all. Anyway, coaching etc. is no therapy because the clients aren't (mentally) ill or anything. There is nothing to cure, which is what therapy is about.
  - cholantesh 9y ago
    Therapy and counselling can both be sought by people who are not mentally ill.
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- mistermann 9y ago
  > Life coaching is just bad therapy from unqualified people. Interesting how you know so much about things you cannot observe.

cholantesh 9y ago

>But there are also coaching and life counseling (not sure what the proper English terms are). Life coaching is just bad therapy from unqualified people. And they are often part of MLM schemes or associate themselves with (other) swindlers to part you from even more of your money.

Declanomous 9y ago
I dated a woman who was a life coach for a bit. She had absolutely no qualifications to speak of. She decided she didn't want to go to college, so she became a life coach instead. From what I could tell, she basically operated like a personal cheerleader. She didn't have any particularly sage advice, instead she just would repeat mantras about motivation. She was baffled that I accomplished my goals, since I'm such a cynical person that I had to be self-defeating. Now I'm definitely extremely cynical, but I don't think it's particularly wrong to look at an entire industry based around masturbatory self-interest and think that it's not sustainable and mostly exists to justify a decision to live in continual near-poverty. Here's a fun one -- go up to anyone at one of these digital nomad events and ask them how much of a balance they are carrying on their credit cards from month-to-month. I think maybe 1 in 10 people I met had more cash than credit card debt. Maybe 1 in 25 had anything saved for retirement. I know, I'm a wet blanket.
stewbrew 9y ago
I think it depends on the country and its regulations -- whether the profession is regulated at all. Anyway, coaching etc. is no therapy because the clients aren't (mentally) ill or anything. There is nothing to cure, which is what therapy is about.
- cholantesh 9y ago
  Therapy and counselling can both be sought by people who are not mentally ill.
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mistermann 9y ago
> Life coaching is just bad therapy from unqualified people. Interesting how you know so much about things you cannot observe.