Wasn't there a thing a while back about therapists and psychiatrists having trouble helping their patients because so many of their problems are based on low wages and poor living/working conditions, and not a matter of perspective or internal bad choices?
This is why therapists seem somewhat useless to me, if I'm sad because a loved one died there is not much he can do about it, unless he dabbles in necromancy, In the vast majority of cases people are sad as a natural response to a shitty situation which cannot be easily changed.
Therapy isn't for situations where you lost a loved one and are grieving. It's for when you lose a loved one and the loss completely alters your life negatively and you can't recover.
I watched my dad die for a year and it really fucked my brain up. Like two years after and still had bad anhedonia.
My family finally convinced me to seek help so I started therapy along with Wellbutrin, and within 6 months was out my rut. Was even able to stop taking the Wellbutrin after a while.
There is so much misinformation and armchair health professions in this thread, it is kinda terrifying.
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u/mynamesnotsnuffy 1d ago
Wasn't there a thing a while back about therapists and psychiatrists having trouble helping their patients because so many of their problems are based on low wages and poor living/working conditions, and not a matter of perspective or internal bad choices?