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A psychiatrist once told me people who had a bad childhood don't even realize it. They come into the office, and truly belive their childhood was normal. I bu
by Hellbanevil 4y ago
A psychiatrist once told me people who had a bad childhood don't even realize it.
They come into the office, and truly belive their childhood was normal.
I busted a mental gasket in graduate school, and thought Therapy would fix me.
I look back, and talking about my childhood did absolutely nothing. I was young, and very verbal too.
Just don't steal money from work to pay for the sessions. Yes--I was so young, and naieve; I really thought those pricy 50 minute sessions would cure me. I never got caught. It was a liquor store owned by the wealthiest guy in my county, so feeling bad over larceny was not a problem.
I still don't belive my childhood was the cause of my problems. My parants tried. I did feel like the only adult in the family though, but being first born I just thought that came with the birth order?
- benreesman 4y agoI have found psychiatry useful personally, it’s not a magic wand but in my experience it’s a useful adjunct to more personal work. I also haven’t found any correlation between expensive mental healthcare and effectiveness. This is sort of different to like surgery where the standards of success are more clear-cut and the ballers get paid a lot if they are motivated by money. Getting help can be as simple as finding a group in your area, it’s not always a huge barrier to entry to see improvement.