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[–] [email protected] 45 points 6 days ago (2 children)

That is one shitty therapist

[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Lots of shit therapists out there.

A friend of mine, his ex-wife's therapist encouraged her to have an affair. An old highschool fling reached out to her, and she was essentially perpetually stuck in highschool due to some intense trauma around that age. Therapist said to go for it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

Always look at a potential spouse's friends before getting married. Do they cheat, slack off, and just generally kind of suck? Your spouse-to-be will almost certainly follow their example. I say this because most people's "therapist" are their friends and if their friends are maladjusted assholes you can probably expect more of the same.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I had the exact same conversation with mine, when I was 20.

It's hard to believe that you'll have a better experience elsewhere, especially when you have already spent hundreds of € on that one.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

Say no to therapists, say yes to callgirls. They charge less too.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago

When your therapist is trying to trick you into labelling yourself an incel.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago

spoilerTheRapist

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

Well, yes, what did you expect?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Men: never go to a female therapist, they will NEVER be able to understand you from a man’s perspective. All they see is abundance, with men chasing them and paying attention to them, and will never understand how few choices those men in the bottom-80% are left with.

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[–] [email protected] 240 points 1 week ago (7 children)

I feel like I need to say that if this was your experience you had a really shit therapist and deserve better. I've felt like this with a therapist before and it's terrible. It's ok to drop a therapist over this and try a different one.

[–] [email protected] 80 points 1 week ago

Seem like just opening up to a friend and them questioning things. Doesn't sound like a proper therapist.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 week ago (15 children)

You can actually say "ass" here, btw.

Fuckin' mainstream social media-ass comment.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 week ago (4 children)

My bet is this is fake. A large part of incel groups is making sure no one seeks help, so they stay longer. If you demonize therapists then that's one more path to then existing removed.

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[–] [email protected] 174 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Find a better therapist. Just because someone goes to school and gets a professional credential doesn't mean they don't suck at their job.

[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 week ago

Why talk to a professional when I can simply talk to my very normal, very mentally healthy anons on the green text site?

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Even if they aren't bad at their job, someone who doesn't have enough similarity of life experience to have a basic understanding of what you're going through could be a bad fit anyway.

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[–] [email protected] 107 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Probably fake, but a therapist should never say anything like that. I'm in my 30's and a virigin, and no doctor, therapist, etc., has ever asked me anything close to that. And if they did, I'd be searching for a new therapist. Wouldn't even finish the session.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 week ago (8 children)

Uncle in therapy for second nervous breakdown. Therapist tells aunt that hell be a dead weight aroind her neck. Tells him to go fishing - he hates fishing. This was a recommended therapist from a good GP.

Another family member with past addiction and suicide attempts went to a different GP seeking therapy. Was told by the GP humans have been to the moon and can do anything so stop being so depressed. Wtf does that even mean.

Shitty people are in every profession.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago

“Nelson Mandela stopped racism in South Africa decades ago, so cheer up!”

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The older ones tend to still think that way.

One of my previous psychiatrists got kicked out being the head of his department because he was using his position to lobby heavily to keep Asexuality in the the DSM.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Mine was 30 maximum, I was 20. It's not about age, it's about always getting what you wanted when you wanted it; then you don't understand how it might not work like that for others.

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[–] [email protected] 90 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Jesus Christ, that tops the worst thing I've ever heard a therapist say.

I heard a tale about a therapist in Iowa who after talking about issues with anxiety recommended eating brains shaped foods like, broccoli and walnuts.

[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What's the weather like in 1825?

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sadly it was only 4 years ago. But Iowa does feel like that sometimes.

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[–] [email protected] 68 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

On today's episode of Bullshit That Never Happened...

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 week ago (6 children)

As someone who’s had a uh… not great experience with mental health care, this story is totally believable to me.

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[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 week ago

She thinks you’re hot anon. Bang your therapist

[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Either:

  1. boink therapist
  2. complain to professional body that therapist tried to seduce you
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[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I had a therapist that eventually deemed me too dangerous to myself to be in their care, so she upgraded me to super-therapy where I have to go like 9 hours a week and work with a group and like 5 therapists but I still don't get much value out of it :c so yeah, therapy definitely isn't for everyone

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

sounds like you got bumped up to a higher level of care. are you in IOP? that's quite standard, especially for someone struggling severely but doesn't want to go to inpatient

some therapists freak out a bit over suicide risk a bit much, but there's a good chance that their recommendation was justified and the right call. I recommend talking about your frustration with your original therapist if possible, or just your favorite of the 5 if not.

I hope you're getting a lot of good skills

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 week ago (6 children)

sounds like providing good therapy isn't for every therapist

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

level of care determinations are an important part of therapy. let's not just bandwagon here.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 week ago

No, that therapist is. There are shitty people in every profession.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (18 children)

This is a good opportunity to ask why sex work is still illegal (unless you're rich ofc) in the US.

We could basically end the incel phenomenon and deal a huge blow to the sex slavery trade overnight (and for very little cost to taxpayers or society) by making sex work legal and bringing it into daylight.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago

Phake n Gaie

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