Psychologists are mostly unneeded

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It seems like everyone is suggesting to everyone that they should see a therapist, to me this is a waste of money for 99,9% of the people that go to therapists. Sure, there is a minority of people who have actually experienced trauma and need professional help, but it seems today like people go to therapy because they couldn’t find the brand of chips they want from the mini market. 10% of seniors from my school want to become psychologists and I just don’t think that this is needed.

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  2. Clear_Initiative1149 Avatar

    Sounds like someone needs some therapy

  3. deerwithangelwings Avatar

    Upvote for being very unpopular. But, trauma is different for everyone. What might seem minuscule to you may be huge for someone else.

  4. Krescentia Avatar

    Where I live, you generally deal with both. Therapist for developing healthy coping and such. Psychiatrist for medications to treat symptoms and/or diagnosis (also neuropsych for more specific/complex issues such as autism). Therapists cannot prescribe medications; pyschs can.

    Edit: autocorrect is annoying.

  5. Aware_Newspaper326 Avatar

    From what I’ve seen, most people who learn psychology are not that smart and are mostly pushing their own world view onto their clients.

    Some are goods but the majority is bad news. Also if you are able to do introspection, a therapist is extremely useless

  6. amazonallie Avatar

    As someone who is only seeing results after 5 years of therapy, I disagree.

    You have to put in the work, but therapy does help if you have a trauma therapist.

  7. Goddamitdonut Avatar

    Way to take a shit on mental health 

  8. Colonel_Anonymustard Avatar

    Traumatic incidents, like most things, are both highly contextual and exist on a spectrum. If someone is breaking down because they couldn’t find the brand of chips from the mini market this is likely due to some larger issue upstream that’s not being addressed. Sometimes it IS meaningless though – and having a therapist is useful for figuring out which is which. Its like saying there shouldn’t be any waiters at a restaurant because 9 times out of 10 you could just get it yourself. Yeah I guess? but is that really a reasonable way to live your life? to do everything yourself – including understanding yourself? What’s wrong with wanting someone else to work through whats going on in your head?

  9. Nabootle Avatar

    You seem very smart and have the world figured out. Do you have more wisdom you want to educate us dummy’s on?

    Edit: dummies* (not a word I use often😄)

  10. wendy125 Avatar

    If you aren’t willing to self reflect and be vulnerable therapy is probably a waste of time. If you can accept discomfort and constructive criticism, and you find the right therapist, it can be life changing. But you have to be willing to do the hard work

  11. secomano Avatar

    how old are you?

  12. hotviolets Avatar

    A high school opinion from a high schooler

  13. TheFastPush Avatar

    Anyone going who went to therapy to get over not being able to find the right chips at the store will probably find out why they get so irrationally upset about said chips. It’s probably not the chips.

  14. Big_Teddy Avatar

    Small line between unpopular and uninformed.
    You don’t need to experience severe trauma for the need for therapy to arise.

    Also in countries with proper healthcare you don’t have to pay for it yourself.

  15. smolhippie Avatar

    Must be nice to be mentally well! Get some empathy bro

  16. RelativeCode956 Avatar

    people wait 7-10 month for an appointment. I wish more people could go to therapy but it’s not doable

  17. ThePhilV Avatar

    >but it seems today like people go to therapy because they couldn’t find the brand of chips they want from the mini market

    That’s reductive and dismissive. If someone “can’t find the brand of chips they want” and has a meltdown about it, yeah, they likely need therapy. It’s not about the chips, it’s about the reaction to the chips.

    The reason most people need therapy is because we aren’t taught how to handle our emotions properly – in fact, much of the time, we’re taught the exact wrong way to handle them. Men are told to hide their emotions, women are told they’re over emotional. Kids are taught that if someone is mean to them it means they like them, and that they have to show affection to people they don’t want to, and that they have to give people whatever they want, and that they have to be ashamed of what they feel. We’re all judged for being who we are by people who get upset when they get judged for being who they are.

    We don’t all come into this world broken, but our culture does a great fucking job of breaking us as soon as possible. And god forbid you have the gall to be born slightly different (gay, trans, disabled, non-white, etc.) because then you’ll be broken by the people around you, and then blamed for it because you were born different.

    The overwhelming need for psychological services is a massive condemnation of our society doing irreversible damage to its members, and now you’re just here judging those of us who try to take it upon ourselves to repair the damage caused by others? Betfriendly, you’re part of the problem.

  18. throwaway669_663 Avatar

    This is why we have crazy people writing opinions. The psychologists are very much needed!

  19. _black_milk Avatar

    Lolol this smells of “mental hygiene bad!”

    Are you the grand wizards kid or something?

  20. Remote-Garbage8437 Avatar

    This is a very naive take. But upvote for the unpopular opinion post.

  21. trullaDE Avatar

    >people go to therapy because they couldn’t find the brand of chips they want from the mini market

    If not finding your brand of chips from the mini market stresses you out so much you need therapy, I’d say that’s a pretty valid reason to actually get therapy.

  22. scratchloco Avatar

    A teenager that’s yet to meet their core trauma in life. Don’t worry, it’ll come knocking and then you will know.

    Take this upvote for a successful unpopular opinion.

  23. 8Splendiferous8 Avatar

    Dudes will do anything but go to therapy, I swear.

  24. nosferatusgirlfriend Avatar

    Even if you’re traumatised and mentally ill, therapy isn’t a magical cure. Therapy doesn’t help everyone. You can spend thousands on therapy and there’s no guarantee it will help.

  25. manicmaddiex Avatar

    Tbh I think everyone would benefit from some therapy lmao

  26. Heavy_Interaction302 Avatar

    Upvoted because unpopular, I highly disagree though

  27. Jimthehman Avatar

    It’s just another marketing and brainwashing scam to earn a group of useless professionals money. They study the mind but don’t apply their knowledge to actually changing the world, like changing the school system or influencing how politics is understood and engaged in as voters and politicians. Why not talk about whats making people feel like they aren’t satisfied or fulfilled? Now all of a sudden we have adults who’s life quality depends on if they have someone who knows how to listen and point out with elegance patterns or behaviors or beliefs that hopefully will result in a catharsis substantial enough for them to feel like enough of a person. The worst part is that we trust professionals more than anything else but don’t even question their profession. If they truly relieved people of their mental anguish then they would be left with no job in the first place.

  28. ElevatorSuch5326 Avatar

    Yeah. It had its pop cult moment. I’m over it.

  29. Ditovontease Avatar

    Therapy teaches you emotional intelligence. Everyone can benefit from therapy, not just people who have experienced trauma.

  30. sweet_pea2909 Avatar

    Oh honey… I wish you all the luck..

  31. KCpaiges Avatar

    I think more people experience trauma than we actually realize or acknowledge. Especially the older generation. My family member was a Red Cross responder to the Hyatt Hotel disaster. She held people as they died, pulled parts of people from rubble, and saw many dead community members that she knew. PTSD was a fresh new addition to the DSM-3 at the time, and still commonly reserved to veterans in war zones. It is only just now occurring to her that she might have issues stemming from that. And that was after experiencing a house fire, a pretty serious car accident, and physically abusive relationships. Any one of these things should be a reason for her to seek therapy.

  32. EpicSteak Avatar

    How do you know if it is needed or will help if you do not try it out?

  33. No_Juggernau7 Avatar

    Your opinion is oversimplified imo. A lot of therapy is a waste, but it’s not because the person attending couldn’t benefit from it. There are so many therapists out there, and plenty of them genuinely, just aren’t good. But even more than that, there are sooo many that just aren’t a good fit for you personally or for what kind of therapy you need. People don’t tend to shop around for therapists, either don’t know to or don’t have the time, money, access, etc… and a bad therapist, or even one who’s just a really bad fit for you, can ultimately cause more harm than good. There’s also the layer of needing to be willing to actually put the work in for therapy to be effective. A lot of people aren’t really mature enough to get much out of therapy, it took me a few therapists to be more comfortable opening up about the right things. 

  34. prawntortilla Avatar

    For me what I’ve always thought is not whether 99,9% need to go see a therapist its that I dont believe 99,9% of therapists are going to have such wisdom and experience to understand you better than you understand yourself and genuinely help you see things differently and get your life on the right track. Seems to me the vast majority of them think their job is just to listen to people vent. I think of it mostly as a quack profession with some very small % of them able to pull off the role of the village elder and actually help people.

  35. JaphyRyder9999 Avatar

    You just don’t realize how important those gourmet chips are to my life….

  36. mothwoman95 Avatar

    lmao, upvoted for not just being unpopular, but also being completely misinformed.

    tbh i feel like 80% of the ‘unpopular opinions’ aren’t actually unpopular, they’re just opinions that don’t come from an educated place with any actual knowledge about the subject. which is boring, but take your upvotes i guess.

    that said, i would love to see this same opinion from someone who actually studied psychology. not because i would agree, but i would enjoy reading that vs. “psychologist unnecessary bc people weak enough to need therapy, but too strong for psychologist, make it make sense”

  37. RedHeadSteve Avatar

    Considering the absolute lack of nuance and the fact that you give a number of what you believe is unneeded. I don’t think I am wrong when I say that your opinion is just uneducated.

  38. Tintenteufel Avatar

    Damn. Psychologists don’t do therapy tho. That’s what psychotherapists do.

  39. Kivahampton Avatar

    This op is 16 yo max and a privileged one

  40. BojukaBob Avatar

    You definitely need therapy. Also you need to learn the difference between Psychologists, Phsyciatrists and Therapists.

  41. Imaginary-Method4694 Avatar

    Life’s got some things to show you as you get older.

  42. Top-Hippo6443 Avatar

    In poor countries (Brazil, Africa etc), where no one has money, would you believe it, emotional hurt and trauma get solved inside the family. Much hurt and trauma is often caused inside the family and by the family members, so resolving it inside the family is actually where the resolution naturally belongs and where it can be done most effectively (a sorry works wonders). Also trauma caused by something outside the family is dealt with well better inside the functioning family, by all family members helping. But its seems easier for the family members to tell the other party to “go see a shrink”. IF EVERYONE would simply understand that instead of telling people to “go see a shrink” when they are emotionally hurt, then a lot of hurt could be avoided and fixed. An external to the family / outside shrink will never be able to solve traumas as effectively as the family itself can. In fact, a families refusal to help someone in the family with emotional trauma and sending this family member to a shrink IS EVEN MORE HURTFUL to that person. A big f… you to all you family members who do and have done that.

  43. Spartan_117_YJR Avatar

    Hope you don’t have to find out why therapists are needed the hard way.

    Hope you learn some empathy instead.

  44. MarginalMaturity Avatar

    Tell me more about how you don’t know anything about anything

  45. Pretend_Barracuda69 Avatar

    Therapists maybe, if you can’t medicate me then wtf am I coming to you for.

  46. Longjumping_Box_8144 Avatar

    Uninformed and unpopular. Double whammy

  47. thecoolestbitch Avatar

    Definitely an unpopular opinion, because it’s flat out wrong. The older you get the more you will realize- it’s the people who think “therapy is pointless” or “THEY don’t need therapy” are the ones who truly need it the most.

  48. HerbertWigglesworth Avatar

    There’s definitely an uptick in self diagnosing and assuming every discomfort or difficulty is a problem to resolve – but at the end of the day it’s difficult to speak on someone else’s behalf and make that decision for them

    Personally, I’d encourage someone goes to get an assessment and they listen to what the professional has to say.

    If the professional says ‘this is all normal life turbulences and aspects of the human condition’ – it may offer relief to the patient from a medical perspective

    Regardless, it may identify that the patient may needs non-professional support, steerage etc. in their life in general – even if that means the patient going and asking for help from family, friends, colleagues, teachers, and/or pursuing their own personal development

  49. unique_plastique Avatar

    Hot take the average person is experiencing trauma & nobody has anywhere to go to pick up tools & skills to cope with them outside of counselling. You’re not taught stress management in class, you’re not taught what is & isn’t trauma in school. Trauma is a fact of life whether it’s breaking a bone, parents’ messy divorce, someone dying, or the effects of grooming. These are things that affect people & psychology is the study of knowing why these things harm us, & how they can be addressed.

    Basically- your brain is an organ & can also get sick, we need to understand that branch of medicine

  50. NoCountryForOld_Zen Avatar

    It’s a waste of time for most people, for sure.

    But you underestimate the amount of neurotic wackos out there. It’s more than .1%. The world is a fucked up place.

  51. EnderWarlock01 Avatar

    If someone needs something, they need it, right? No matter if it’s minor, they need help and if they are seeking it then why be against any help being provided?

    Plus, we’re all different. Something minor to you doesn’t mean it’s minor to someone else. You can break your leg from falling 3ft, and 25ft doesn’t matter whether that seems silly or not. Doesn’t matter if you’ve fallen 3ft before and not broken your leg. The other guy’s broken leg still needs treating.

  52. TheW0lvDoctr Avatar

    Less unpopular and more uninformed.

    Therapy isn’t just for trauma. It can help form better habits, create anger management structures, even just get stuff off your chest that you don’t feel you can tell anyone else.

    I truly believe everyone should go to therapy at least once. A lot of people don’t even realize the problems they have or how therapy can help them until they go.

  53. YeetusMcCool Avatar

    I like that this is actually unpopular! Good job.

    That said, therapy has helped me tremendously.

  54. furkfurk Avatar

    You are young, so your world is small.

    Perhaps you haven’t lost a parent or a child or a best friend or a grandparent and had to grieve them while trying to maintain a normal existence. Perhaps you are neurotypical and don’t have PTSD or BPD or Autism or ADHD or depression or any number of diagnoses that make living in society more challenging. Perhaps you haven’t felt the crippling weight of working a job you hate that takes every last moment of your time (the monotony of modern adulthood.) Perhaps you didn’t grow up in a family with physical or verbal abuse that taught you poor conflict management strategies that you’re now exhibiting in your own relationships. Perhaps you haven’t experienced how much harder it is to keep friends and community as you get older and everyone becomes more and more wrapped up in their own families and careers. Perhaps you’re totally physically healthy and haven’t watched your body and looks change and deteriorate with age.

    There’s so many reasons to see a psychologist that it’s amazing you think only .1% of the population could have a legitimate need. Take my upvote.

  55. DeskEnvironmental Avatar

    Upvote. Very unpopular, and wrong

  56. yankstraveler Avatar

    Psychologists are needed, but not for every little instance and not everything is a traumatic experience.

  57. dmvr1601 Avatar

    Psychologist and therapists are a different thing, how can you say they’re useless if you don’t even know what they do lmfao 

  58. Tough-Cup-7753 Avatar

    a therapist and a psychologist arent the same thing, often therapists have a degree in psychology but not all psychologists become therapists. we wouldn’t know anything we know about mental illness and its causes and treatments that we know today without psychologists

  59. uhlainuh Avatar

    I have a mental illness that I’ve been to psychiatric in patient treatment for. I struggled with suicidal ideation and self harm. Therapy combined with meds saved my life.

    Therapy might not help EVERYONE, but there is zero harm in trying it. It can’t hurt you to go, it can only help.

  60. Sardonyxzz Avatar

    wtf. this isn’t unpopular, this is just dumb and wrong

  61. puffofthezaza Avatar

    Hopefully you don’t voice that opinion to your very impressionable students. There’s a severe lack of medical professionals in every field, shame on you for shitting on therapy. My kid isn’t traumatized or been through anything crazy but they gained so much understanding & coping from their therapist. In my country (America), at least 12% of people don’t have a close friend. Who do you think they should talk to in a crisis? A low IQ high school teacher?

  62. WidowofBielsa Avatar

    I hate to agree with this, because mental health should never be trivialised, and the people that make it their jobs to assist with good mental health should never be minimised……But, yeah, it’s true.

    So, without going into too much detail, over the last 12 or so months, I’ve been through, let’s say, some stuff, some stuff that I’ve definitely needed assistance from professionals dealing and coping with, understanding etc.

    One of the professionals I’ve engaged is a psychologist. Pretty middle of the row, not super expensive, but also not exactly cheap, somewhere around the $180-$240 AUD an hour mark.

    Our sessions usually consist of me talking about my feelings, my problems, what’s generally been going on in the last fortnight or so, and his job is to essentially listen, evaluate what I’ve said, and then give constructive feedback in regards to that.

    Now that you’ve written this, and now that I actually think about it, you are in a sense correct. I’m effectively paying this bloke the better part of a full day’s wages for an hour session in which he listens to what I say, and then gives me feedback that is.

    A. Not going to actually tangibly help my situation or benefit in any way, he’s obviously not a miracle worker and he can’t change the fabric of space and time, but even still.

    And

    B. Who, now that I think about it, only ever really gives me generalised advice on how to approach situations and the mindset I need to be in to best deal with them, which if I’m honest, I could probably get from my mates down at the pub after 6 or 7 pints.

    All of that being said, it’s nice to have someone to talk to, and it’s nice to have someone that’s understanding and sympathetic with what I’m going through, even if I’m paying him to do so. And yes, I understand that that’s literally the entire point of a psychologist, that being said, it doesn’t detract from the claim OP is making, which is largely correct.

  63. LadyDani101 Avatar

    Damn, take my upvote. Very unpopular and uninformed.

  64. Chickenmoons Avatar

    Nice post from someone who doesn’t know what a psychologist does, if they have a better idea how to help veterans living with chronic pain from spinal injuries that’s more successful than surgery at reducing pain or have a better idea how to identify which patients are capable of receiving organ transplants then pop off I guess.

  65. Schnitzelgruben Avatar

    Don’t forget the replication crisis

  66. griddleharker Avatar

    very very VERY wrong. there are so many kids these days suicidal (among so many other issues). therapists and psychiatrists are very much needed. you don’t need to have experienced trauma to be in therapy, a lot of people still have mental health problems without having trauma

  67. TheDuckhunter47 Avatar

    Well, for starters, it’s a good thing there’s a rise in young people looking to study in the field of psychology/psychiatry; there’s a large demand for them regardless of your “opinion” and when there’s an abundance of access, prices drop and people are less likely to refuse to find one if it doesn’t take 90 days and the sacrifice of a goat to get an appointment.

    But looking more at your views…honey, therapy and psychology isn’t just for people with trauma. People who are struggling with a life changing event like moving for work get therapy to help process it; women going through postpartum depression have a non-judgmental person to talk to who understands their situation; children and adults on the spectrum learn how to better communicate or understand social cues; couples learn to understand their partner’s perspective and develop healthy communication methods to avoid divorce…there’s a million reasons people go to therapy that have nothing to do with trauma. A majority of adults have either gone to therapy or needed therapy at one point in their lives, so your claim that most people don’t need it is just wrong. It seems more like you don’t understand the purpose of therapy at a basic level: to help process, understand, cope with, and express your thoughts. It just looks different for different people.

  68. True_Falsity Avatar

    >Sure, there is a minority of people who have actually experienced trauma

    Riiiiight.

    Such a small minority.

  69. powerviolent Avatar

    well if ur going to minimize an entire field of study, brimming with years of fascinating research, to not being able to find chips at a grocery store, this makes sense and i see your point.

  70. GodFromMachine Avatar

    Agreed. I know several people who are in therapy, most of whom have been in for years by now. I can confidetnly say that none of their lives has improved as a result. They’re all still as anxious, neurotic, and trauma-ridden as they were before.

  71. Superliminal_MyAss Avatar

    This is truly so stupid lol

  72. killer_sheltie Avatar

    Incorrect and uninformed. Psychologist =/= therapists. Therapists are people with a qualifications in providing therapy to people. Some people with a psychology degree become therapists others do not.

    Additionally as someone who pushes data around daily for a mental health organization, it doesn’t take more than a quick internet search to educate oneself and discover, for instance, that research has shown 46% of people who suicide have a mental health condition. But, according to you, these people are offing themselves over a bag of chips. You’ll grow up eventually–hopefully. For now, learn some critical thinking skills.

  73. PotatoStasia Avatar

    Statistics disagrees with you

  74. pizzatimein24h Avatar

    I mean at the end of the day it’s the persons own impression that they need to see someone. If someone gets extremely depressed, just because they can’t find their favorite chips, they obviously have some kind of problem, that needs to be solved.

    Many people that see a therapist don’t have deep rooted mental problems, but just need someone to vent to, when they don’t want to put this baggage on family/friends or maybe they just don’t have someone they could talk to.

  75. Reflxing Avatar

    I go to therapy because it helps me process my feelings and deal with anxiety. It’s not “because I can’t find the brand of chips” I want. Sounds like you’re uninformed. Small things to you are big things to someone else.

  76. No-Attitude1554 Avatar

    I agree. Anyone who is for therapy has never been abused by a therapist or psychiatrist. Anyone who is for therapy hasn’t been in that system long enough to experience the harm. People don’t need therapists. People don’t need to focus on their trauma and be labeled. People need a friend who will hear them and be there not charging money for the privilege. You are supposed to be in charge of your own life. Being vulnerable, not questioning authority because we are taught they are trustworthy is a very dangerous place to be. Especially if people are already suicidal.

    Let the downvoting commence. I can take it.

  77. Food_kdrama Avatar

    This is not unpopular, it’s just wrong and uninformed. You sound really young, someone who hasn’t experienced much life either because of age or privilege. I truly wish you never need it and also not cause others the need to get therapy.

  78. zaynmaliksfuturewife Avatar

    Well a therapist is different from a psychologist. Some people truly don’t need any form of mental health support, but lots of people do. Trauma is not an uncommon thing at all

  79. gwinnsolent Avatar

    I’ll give you a break because you are a child but I’ve honestly never met a person who couldn’t benefit from therapy.

    Also, trauma is much more common than you think.

    You don’t know what goes on in other people’s lives. You have classmates that have been physically and sexually abused. Many more have this waiting for them in the future. Depression and anxiety are incredibly common diagnoses. People go to therapy for all sorts of reasons…to improve their marriage or communication skills, to overcome maladaptive traits, to deal with addiction. Your view is naive, juvenile and completely misinformed and perhaps reflects that you’ve been a bit sheltered.

  80. HandfulsOfTrouble Avatar

    Sounds like the rantings of someone who could really benefit from some therapy.

  81. memesupreme83 Avatar

    Your take isn’t unpopular, it’s uneducated. But you’re in high school; I wouldn’t say I expect uneducated opinions but it certainly doesn’t surprise me.

    Most people do not just go to therapy for asinine reasons, there are a lot of reasons to go. And if something as small as not being able to find your chips sends you into a panic attack or mental breakdown, that would be a good reason to go to therapy. Trauma isn’t the only thing that sends people to therapy.

    With that segue, there are a lot of people with trauma, it’s not a small minority. People tend to have more trauma than they let on, even to themselves. People with trauma also could use the help of a trauma therapist, but trauma therapists are hard to find.

    Which, speaking of therapists being hard to find, therapists are an in-demand profession. Society needs more therapists. I can’t tell you how many offices I’ve called, only to be told they don’t have availability, or never called back at all. If 10% of your school wants to go be therapists, that’s great. One person can only see so many patients.

    In conclusion, we need therapists, and we need more of them.

    I feel like this might have been a troll post, but honestly, it just comes off that you are ignorant and naïve about the world outside of highschool. Which is okay, just, you’re making bold proclamations about shit you have no idea about.

  82. sabertoothdiego Avatar

    Something you need to keep in mind is that therapy is not just for trauma. Most people are not taught good coping skills, emotional regulation, behavior strategies, interpersonal connection, or accurate self reflection. Therapy teaches these things.

  83. Empty-Bend8992 Avatar

    therapy isn’t just about unpacking trauma, it’s also about understanding yourself and what makes to tick. the original psychologists were all about introspection, which is what therapy essentially is. whilst a lot of people go for trauma, it can (and should imo if we had the resources) be used for general introspection

  84. BrandonR2300 Avatar

    Idk bro, I went to one and it was a great help, you’d be surprised what they’re able to pull up if you let them.

  85. UltimateIssue Avatar

    Cheesus could you make the Ragebait anymore obvious ?

  86. Key_Mathematician951 Avatar

    This is unpopular because it not based in reality. Good luck! You can figure it all out by yourself. There is actually a shortage of psychologists and therapists because people do need this service.

  87. Selafayn Avatar

    Sounds like you need therapy.

  88. rambone5000 Avatar

    Op speaks truth that the profession is watered down. There are a lot of therapists that are not needed, but that isn’t to say that therapy, in general, is not needed.

  89. Important_Average_11 Avatar

    Sending everyone to therapy over every little dumb thing is peak 21st-century bullshit. But hey, it’s Reddit.

  90. NES_Classical_Music Avatar

    Definitely unpopular.

    Also, you should talk to someone, preferably someone qualified and certified.

  91. Background_State8423 Avatar

    Psychologists and therapists are different. Psychologists are definitely more beneficial to those with mental health issues, but they can offer therapies as well.

    Therapy in general can be beneficial to anyone who doesn’t meet the criteria for a mental health diagnosis though. They can coach people through overcoming social fears, emotional disconnection, periods of high stress, low self esteem, lack of goal setting and achieving, grief, ect. Life can get hard to manage for people at any stage, regardless of trauma or mental illness being present.

  92. Future-Exercise-5667 Avatar

    It seems like you do not have a proper understanding of what therapy actually is. Therapists can help you deal with trauma, emotions, past experiences, mental disorders and so much more. They are VERY MUCH needed, even more so since in today’s world more and more people are experiencing depression, anxiety etc due to various new factors.

  93. trashleybanks Avatar

    Stupid take. Upvoted.

  94. cats_getting_st0ned Avatar

    I think you’re just going to need a little more real life experience to fully understand the concept of this.

  95. NugKnights Avatar

    Psychologists are not just therapists. They are also doctors with medical degrees able to prescribe medication.

    If you just need someone to talk to because your pet died see a therapist. If you have bipolar disorder and need help to prevent you from going manic talk to a Psychologist.

  96. akikiriki Avatar

    You are right. It is a scam in most cases.
    They think everything you do is trauma response.

  97. volvavirago Avatar

    Look of prevalence rates for psychiatric disorders. Let me tell you, it’s a lot bigger than 0.01%. Currently, 22% of Americans have at least 1 psychiatric diagnosis, and maybe of those 22% have several cobmorbid conditions. I don’t think you need therapy if you don’t have a psychiatric disorder, but like, close to 1 in 4 Americans do, and they do in fact need support.

  98. Downtown-Side-3010 Avatar

    OP I am very against the mental health system in our society but this argument is shit, cmon man you’re making the movement look bad

  99. SpaceZZ Avatar

    My problem is, for the therapy to work the therapist has to be invested in you AND spend a lot of time = money AND knows what is she/he doing. That quite rare combo.

  100. miaku01 Avatar

    Totally. It’s easy to think therapy is only for dealing with really heavy stuff like past trauma, and it absolutely can be great for that. But honestly, it’s like having a guide for your own brain and emotions.

    Think about it: ever feel overwhelmed with a bunch of thoughts swirling around and you can’t make sense of them? Or maybe you’re feeling a certain way, like frustrated or anxious, but you’re not really sure why? That’s where therapy can be super useful. A therapist can help you untangle those thoughts, see patterns you might not notice on your own, and learn why you’re reacting to things the way you are.
    It’s not about being ‘broken’ or having something majorly wrong.

    Sometimes it’s just about wanting to understand yourself better, improve your relationships, or just navigate the everyday stresses of life in a healthier way. It’s like getting a tune-up for your mental well-being, even if you feel pretty good already.

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