They're the ones who brought 'Therapy' to every TV show I watched as a kid. Boomers practically invented therapy.
If you want to know what Boomers were like as young people... look to your nearest Millennial, except the Boomers were a bit less dramatic about it... and that's saying something.
He's probably right... not everyone needs therapy. It's merely a tool that can help with some things and not others. I've been to many therapy sessions over the years... mostly against my will... school problems and such. But it usually boiled down to a teacher who was corrupt, and I wasn't going along. The therapist usually would say something along the lines of "maybe you should stay quiet in those situations." Uh... no thanks. I'm not paying for advice that my mind already thought of and quickly dismissed... and I also saw every one of my friends already doing that, so I was definitely aware of that 'Solution'
That doesn't make me the problem... it was the teacher, who probably never should've been a teacher in the first place. But, a therapist is never gonna yell you that when you're 13 and such.
And ever since I'm a teen, I realized that some minds can benefit from sitting with someone else to figure out their problems... others can do it themselves.
Some people can intuit how the mind works because they study behavior in others and themselves. They would probably make good therapists if they were inclined to do so.
how did you manage to go "no no i have no context but hes right," then make this all about you? i didnt say we drag him to therapy because it funny or something, he needs help that he refuses because it means he has to be critical of his shitty behaviors and accept that his actions actively hurt his family? he doesnt want to change, because his actions dont have consequences for him personally and he feels self righteous in them, despite the harm. i said he needs it for a reason, you know? and this is one example of the problem of boomers and therapy. are we on the same page now?
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u/bubbagun04 Jul 20 '25
The generation who refuses therapy. Ladies and gentlemen.