I have done therapy extensively (under CBT practitioners) and it has been a thoroughly unhelpful experience. I didn't think I'd ever do therapy again but at this point I am very desperate and need a space to vent and be heard.
Is psychodynamic therapy good for that? Is it basically just short-term psychoanalysis?
reddit.comWhat is psychodynamic therapy like?
I’m now fully sold on new ChatGPT 4o + memory becoming everybody’s therapist in like the next 2 minutes.
Just based on 4 days of interaction, it is astounding:
1) It can give you as good a Big 5 analysis after a few conversations as an official test.
2) I asked it to remove all... See more
Anna Gát 🧭x.comAre you just a list of symptoms on some diagnostic questionnaire, or does your therapist take the time to find out why you do what you do and think what you think? Therapy is a collaborative process—a mutual exploration of your self.
Bessel van der Kolk • The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Patients acquire a sense of safety in therapy in other ways as well. Weiss and Sampson’s research, and my own experience, have shown that patients actively, if unconsciously, test the therapist to see if it is safe enough for them to bring forth the most troubling parts of themselves for examination and to try out new and healthier attitudes and be
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