Neurodivergent on Sidechat | PSA: treatment ≠ cure. PLEASE do not give up on therapy just bc you don’t think it’s “working”. (Not arguing with this person I just think this can be dangerous if misinterpreted)

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Neurodivergent 3w

PSA: treatment ≠ cure. PLEASE do not give up on therapy just bc you don’t think it’s “working”. (Not arguing with this person I just think this can be dangerous if misinterpreted)

Neurodivergent 3w

PSA: therapy doesn't work for everyone. people should still try it, but treatment-resistant depression/mental illness is characterized by the symptoms resisting treatment. therapy is a treatment.

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Anonymous 3w

Also think it’s important to note there’s tons of different types of therapy. Going to your run of the mill talk therapist is NOT going to work for specialized issues. Specialized issues require specialized care, so if therapy “doesn’t work” for you, it’s probably because you’re in the wrong type of therapy and not getting adequate treatment bc your therapist is not trained nor suited to handle your needs

Anonymous 3w

Mhmm, therapy progress also isn’t linear. Like just cuz you go to 3 sessions doesn’t mean you make 3 sessions of progress.

Anonymous 3w

Therapy, at least to me, is maintenance. It will not magically fix my problems, but I definitely feel way worse when I don’t do it

Anonymous 3w

There’s so many types of therapy too, not just the typical “talk to a therapist” type of thing. I’ve personally found staying active (like lifting weights, running, etc) to help me a lot more with dealing with my mental health than talking to therapists. It’s so different for everyone and it takes time to figure out what works and what doesn’t

Anonymous 3w

As #2 on the other post I agree with your post and was not trying to state otherwise! I’m currently trying a new kind of therapy myself but wanted to share that sometimes the most well-known treatment for something has no impact and that that’s okay

Anonymous 3w

All these things are true but also i feel like a lot of people act like if you’re not going to therapy then you’re not trying hard enough and I’m sick of putting myself in situations that are difficult and painful for basically no benefit. It’s okay to be sick and tired of going to therapy that doesn’t work or trying to find a new therapist who inevitably won’t help

Anonymous

#1 3w

YES thank you!! There are tons of different forms of therapy and also the therapist themselves I went through I’m not kidding like 35 different therapists before I found one I really click with

Anonymous

#1 3w

YES! CBT (the most common type) didn’t do shit for me, but DBT has!!

Anonymous

#6 3w

Entirely valid feelings, but I think you’re looking at it wrong. It’s not if you’re not going to therapy you’re not trying hard enough. It’s the people who are like I tried nothing and I’m all out of options that are. Ok, so therapy doesn’t work for you, what else are you going to do to keep actively working on yourself, cuz working to improve yourself is slow work, that pays interest on itself years and years later.

Anonymous

#4 2w

People also don’t realize it’s a long-term commitment. I’ve been in it since 2012.

Anonymous

#3 2w

I’d even argue it’s a life long journey! it’s like exercising if you don’t move it you lose it. It may be uncomfortable and not seem like you’re getting any pay off but a life with shitty exercise is still better than a life with no exercise

Anonymous

OP 2w

Hm I wouldn’t entirely say that. The point of therapy is to graduate eventually, or move from weekly to bi weekly to monthly services. It’s to give you the coping skills and abilities to navigate life on your own, unless you have a specific chronic issue that needs intensive care (inpatient or otherwise). Some issues will need a life long commitment, but for the vast majority of people the goal is improvement and eventual graduation

Anonymous

#1 2w

That is very much not the point of therapy for anyone who is severely mentally ill, which I would argue it at least 50% of clients. If you’re not mentally ill or have it lightly enough that brief therapy and medication alleviates symptoms, then yes. But for many of us, this is lifelong help we will need. There is no “graduation”.

Anonymous

#3 2w

I think you’re overestimating the amount of severe mental illness in the world, or underestimating the amount of people in therapy for things like “adjustment disorder”. I did say in my comment severe mental illness was disclosed from that statement, but you should still be graduating, even if it’s not complete graduation/ending therapy you should still be moving to different stages of care. Like 4 said it isn’t linear, but it also isn’t stagnant.

Anonymous

#1 2w

I’ve had to start viewing my mental health like my other chronic illnesses at this point where there are periods of flare and remission. I have to treat it even in remission, it just doesn’t affect my life as badly.