nookienostradamus:

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potrix-the-queerschlaeger:

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themightytor:

voce-morti:

psychosis–suggestions:

Therapists aren’t people who you “pay to pretend to care about you”, therapists are people you pay to teach you how to care for yourself

Me: I am violently depressed.

Therapist: Oh! Sounds like you need to do YOGA! That will help!

Me: *signs up for yoga*

Me: *is violently depressed in Downward Dog*

Me: I hate myself and only see my flaws

Therapist: ok lets refocus on things you like about yourself. This week i want you to try and journal about good things you’ve for yourself and others.

Me: *does the homework* yeah but i still hate myself but feel bad cause i shouldn’t

Therapist: feeling like you shouldn’t hate yourself is a step in the right direction. Mental health is complex and isn’t something that will ~magically~ improve. We have a lot of hard work head of us but I’ll be here to help you.

TL;DR stop perpetuating the idea that therapy is unhelpful because the results are not instantaneous.

FUCKING THIS.

As a psychologist the amount of bullshit on this site, the amount of fucking dangerous bullshit on this site about how therapy is neurotypical bullshit and isn’t worth it and how exercise is pointless and good diet is pointless and that therapy homework is pointless DRIVES ME UP THE FUCKING WALL

Exercise is fucking important.
good diet is fucking important
therapy is fucking important.
WHY???

because pills alone don’t help. they improve the hormonal imbalance (as does exercise and good diet which ALSO are a form of very real self care as your physical being is sorta connected to your mental one but go fucking figure right?), but guess what? the suicidal thoughts, the thoughts of harm, the thoughts of hating yourself, they’re still there.  suicides actually increase when medicated.  why? because suddenly you have the energy to fulfill thoughts of harming yourself.  which is why you NEED therapy alongside pills.

it has taken you years, or decades to create your maladaptive thought processes and behaviours.  that shit doesn’t disappear overnight. core beliefs don’t change overnight. these are the very fucking core of your personhood, your being and personality. THAT TAKES TIME TO CHANGE

STOP ACTING LIKE THERAPY IS SHIT IF IT DOESNT WORK IN TWO SESSIONS

^This!!!!!

my beef especially is with this “exercise and good diet will cure your depression!” and “exercise and good diet don’t do shit” extremes people perpetuate. any therapist worth their salt will tell you that exercise and good diet are a step (ONE step! ONE of the steps!) towards improving your mental and physical health. and they don’t mean that you should start going to the gym five times a week and go full-on clean eating nut; they mean ‘try taking a short walk every day” and “three meals a day and please, some vegetables and fruit”.

I honestly feel like I just learned this - or at least took it to heart to much greater extent than I had. Pills are not a one-and-done cure-all to see you through the best and worst times. You must be an active participant in maintaining your own health. Good choices like eating a varied diet, not eating too much, and exercising make it easier to manage any condition, whether it’s acute or chronic. You recover better from surgery when your body is healthy, you have a lower chance of cancer returning if your body is healthy. Good choices can definitely help manage rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, diabetes, and yes - depression. You need to track your moods and learn to recognize signs of a return of symptoms or a downturn in outlook. Because conversely, solid mental health can help you get through physical health problems. I’m of the opinion that pretty much everybody needs to see a therapist…especially those dealing with chronic illness. Having been guilty of the “magic pill delusion” myself, I want to urge others to support your health on all possible fronts. Or else every aspect is going to end up being harder.