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If thought alone were not able to help with mental afflictions, then how would therapy have any effect?
by Negitivefrags 5y ago
If thought alone were not able to help with mental afflictions, then how would therapy have any effect?
- joaogui1 5y agoAspergers/ASD is a neurological condition, not just psychological
- Jim_Heckler 5y agoBecause dysfunctional thought when alone cannot be challenged, and becomes self reinforcing. A therapist helps a patient examine the ways in which their thinking is detrimental to their wellbeing.
- nopenopenopeno 5y agoTheoretically, maybe. But they could just as likely, or maybe more likely, just make it worse. They definitely made it worse it ny case. It was a very reckless process, from my perspective.
- lazyasciiart 5y ago"Thought" is a very broad term. You cannot "swear off" a broken leg. That doesn't negate the existence of the placebo effect, or people who do ridiculous things like walk a mile for help without realizing it's broken.
- Ekaros 5y agoAnd with psychology just remember Freud. Not that things haven't gotten better, but I still consider that there could be real possibility of either miss- or overdiagnosis...