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Therapy can be invaluable really, but I think people take for granted that finding a really good therapist is key, and continuing the work/learning between sessions is their responsibility.

Saw a tweet recently that said kids now treat their self-diagnosis like it’s their horoscope or Hogwarts house and I can’t stop thinking about that lol
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In antiquity, a flattering courtier could cultivate a king's narcissism, teach him he's special, and bring down a dynasty.

Nowadays, one can get a degree in this skillset, and bring the "benefits" to all of Western civilisation!

My first degree was in Psychology, but after a lot of volunteering and a little supervised practise I decided the incentives are structured horribly wrong. (CBT is quite valid, but a website can teach clients all they need to know.)

Therapy ought to be a secular form of Pastoral Care.

It isn't, though.

By the time I read this book I already knew what he was going to say: https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacebfkjv2xdc6ma5msl3yg5no623syt4mu437jtb6ohfugqsknnmk2q?filename=Jeffrey%20Moussaieff%20Masson%20-%20Against%20Therapy_%20Emotional%20Tyranny%20and%20the%20Myth%20of%20Psychological%20Healing-Untreed%20Reads%20Publishing%20%282012%29.epub

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