Just going to be honest here: I'm not a big believer in therapy *for myself* and have never gone. The thing that helped my depressive states and suicidal thoughts was spirituality and healing practices and programs—not therapy.
I have no issue with others being excited about therapy, or therapy being suggested, or therapy working for others. It probably does! I think you need to move toward what works for you, and I also think it's really important to put your time and money toward your mental well being. No one complains about the weight loss industry charging money or advertising, so why would we complain about the mental health industries doing the same?
A second note about therapy for *me personally and my experience only.* (That's all I'm speaking to.)
The only people who have ever suggested therapy to me on a personal level have been friends who have done a lot of therapy. But honestly, their lives and inner worlds from what I can see, at least, still remain a complete mess. They just...Don't seem at peace. Struggle to change their patterns. I don't know.
I have suggested that they use some of the healing tools I've used, which can be used alongside therapy. I don't know how to explain it to them—my healing tools have given me genuine, genuine peace inside, while therapy doesn't appear to do that for others who have tried it. Seems like therapy helps people develop coping mechanisms rather than letting them actually release the things that haunt them.
All of this to say, I don't agree with the original argument (or what I know of it, since I didn't read it), but I also don't agree that everyone needs therapy. I am in a greater state of peace than most people I know, and I achieved that without therapy. Therapy doesn't seem like the only path to strong mental health to me.
Just going to be honest here: I'm not a big believer in therapy *for myself* and have never gone. The thing that helped my depressive states and suicidal thoughts was spirituality and healing practices and programs—not therapy.
I have no issue with others being excited about therapy, or therapy being suggested, or therapy working for others. It probably does! I think you need to move toward what works for you, and I also think it's really important to put your time and money toward your mental well being. No one complains about the weight loss industry charging money or advertising, so why would we complain about the mental health industries doing the same?
A second note about therapy for *me personally and my experience only.* (That's all I'm speaking to.)
The only people who have ever suggested therapy to me on a personal level have been friends who have done a lot of therapy. But honestly, their lives and inner worlds from what I can see, at least, still remain a complete mess. They just...Don't seem at peace. Struggle to change their patterns. I don't know.
I have suggested that they use some of the healing tools I've used, which can be used alongside therapy. I don't know how to explain it to them—my healing tools have given me genuine, genuine peace inside, while therapy doesn't appear to do that for others who have tried it. Seems like therapy helps people develop coping mechanisms rather than letting them actually release the things that haunt them.
All of this to say, I don't agree with the original argument (or what I know of it, since I didn't read it), but I also don't agree that everyone needs therapy. I am in a greater state of peace than most people I know, and I achieved that without therapy. Therapy doesn't seem like the only path to strong mental health to me.