It was not suggested that he get drugs, i.e. go to a psychiatrist. That’s very likely to be immediately helpful. Therapists are crap shoots. Going out and meeti

It was not suggested that he get drugs, i.e. go to a psychiatrist. That’s very likely to be immediately helpful. Therapists are crap shoots. Going out and meeting people is something this person could go out and do right now, that they have identified as the root of their problem. The analogy is by no means perfect but we’re talking “Oh, you have scurvy, why don’t you eat five oranges.” levels of direct cause and effect relationship here. There are interventions that reliably have large positive effects on depression for many people. Exercise, sleep deprivation, ketamine. Therapy is great if you find a therapist who vibes with you but it’s the vibes that do it, not the therapy. That’s what the therapeutic relationship is about. If you’re depressed and can manage to try something that might work immediately you should. Therapy is not that. > Client perception: that the client perceives, to at least a minimal degree, the therapist's unconditional positive regard and empathic understanding. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therapeutic_relationship#:~:text=The%20therapeutic%20relationship%20refers%20to%20the%20relationship%20between,other%20and%20effect%20beneficial%20change%20in%20the%20client https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therapeutic_relationship#:~:....