When I was a kid there was a stigma against therapy; people thought it was for the insane. At some point it flipped and not going to therapy became a red flag for many.
I have been to lots of therapy and had necessary medicine gatekept by it when i couldnt afford it. There should be no stigma to it. There should no stigma to not going to it. It can be great, and it can hurt people.
Lets not dictate to others whether or not they should go.
Lets not dictate to others whether or not they should go.
This here. Therapy is a western hobby, and an American one in particular. Other cultures have their own ways of dealing with these matters. Western-style therapy imposed on them often causes more damage than letting their own processes play out. Are they perfect? No. But nor is the western-style therapy culture.
When I was a kid there was a stigma against therapy; people thought it was for the insane. At some point it flipped and not going to therapy became a red flag for many.
I have been to lots of therapy and had necessary medicine gatekept by it when i couldnt afford it. There should be no stigma to it. There should no stigma to not going to it. It can be great, and it can hurt people.
Lets not dictate to others whether or not they should go.
This here. Therapy is a western hobby, and an American one in particular. Other cultures have their own ways of dealing with these matters. Western-style therapy imposed on them often causes more damage than letting their own processes play out. Are they perfect? No. But nor is the western-style therapy culture.