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I wouldn't assume that people going to therapy fall under "more stress and broken". Anecdotally, I've known people that go preemptively to help guide themselves
by o_____________o 8y ago
I wouldn't assume that people going to therapy fall under "more stress and broken". Anecdotally, I've known people that go preemptively to help guide themselves through new chapters in their life.
Therapists make sense to me given that in the western world, the role of our elders / guiding parental voices has been greatly diminished.
- collyw 8y agoMaybe that's part of it. There is an underlying assumption that you are having some sort of problems if you need to see a therapist here. Edit: looking at the other comments I am not the only one assuming this : "That is a significant amount of work to engage in for someone who is already in a compromised mental state :'( "
- o_____________o 8y agoThere's probably some spillover from the psychotherapy boom in midcentury America. In some circles it was (and probably still is) viewed more as advanced self-exploration than fixing some tragic brokenness. One tends to see therapy used by upwardly mobile urban professionals, as an example. I personally think almost everyone would benefit from a good therapist, though stigma, cost and the view you're expressing are all probably huge obstacles.
- notananthem 8y agoTrue many people go for high levels of trauma ("broken" is probably a terrible word to describe a human) but many go for guidance or even just low levels of anxiety- the US works so many hours we don't have time for mental health and cooling off like other countries.