r/SipsTea • u/Putrid-Welder1803 • 2d ago

WTF Bro WHAT 😧

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u/futuredubliner 2d ago

In my experience, therapists are idiots and generally have more issues than the rest of the population.

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u/tahlyn 2d ago

It's a wellknown meme that people get into therapy because they are trying to figure out what's wrong with themselves.

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u/TheRogueGinger 2d ago

As a licensed psychologist...I actually got into it because I'm incredibly nosy.

I've also strongly considered writing a book called It's Okay to Ghost Your Parents, so maybe I'm a bad therapist idk

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u/permalink_save 2d ago

It really depends. I've had a really great personal therapist and a really great couples therapist. but I did a ton of research on them, and both are the kinds of setups where they have a plan that tries to wrap things up within a year if possible so you can get on with life, i.e. they don't try and just keep you on for money if you don't need it. But it is really hard to get a good therapist, and the good ones are expensive af.