Therapist Options

[angel-roh]

Do we really need a therapist?
Do you think there should be a therapist?

Therapist literally controls your mind, your life... am i right?
And they're kinda useless.... -0-;;; they give same advices everyday...

for me, i thought it was very pointless seeing her.
and whats more upsetting is, to get me a home school tutor..
i need a permission from my therapist to get one.
i hate my therapist T___T:;;

and you know when they give u anti-depressant pill... it like changes u.... like u get headaches and such. -0-;;;;;;

me and my friends think it's torture of what therapist people are doing -0-;;

i was discussing this with my sister and my other friends too... i wanted to know u createblog member's opinion about therapist... are they really helpful?

[*Zatanna*]

I have only had negative experiences with "therapists." One I saw asked me how I felt about medications before she even heard what I had to say. Another rolled her eyes at me and said, "Oh... you're soooo dramatic." I basically told her, "Look, you're paid to listen to my sh*t, so just listen."

My sister-in-law is an intern for a psychologist that specializes in cognitive disabilities in young children. Since that is a field near and dear to me (my son has autism), I pay close attention to the clinical experiences she shares with me. So far, so good.

Also - the therapists that my son has seen have been absolutely amazing with him, with one exception, and she was a speech therapist who basically tried to demand that I put my son on ADD meds. *sighs*

I think overall, the intentions of most therapists are good. I just think that we live in a society where prescribing medications is the easier (and most commonly used route) way to heal. I'm just one who believes that a lot of problems can be solved organically, by talking things out. But that's just me.