Should Everyone Be in Therapy?

In this fourth episode of the Living Well with Mental Illness podcast, Lauren and Rob discuss the benefits of engaging in therapy, and argue the case for why everyone would benefit from it. They share what they've gotten out of therapy and reasons why it may be a good idea for you too.
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[@kc326]

Thank you for sharing! Personally, I never thought about the work you have to put into therapy. Also, I have a family member who has mental health problems. He is 27, and just in the last few years was diagnosed with schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. It is really hard because none of us, as a family, know what to say, or how to help. This is a really hard subject, and it is great to hear from actual people how they deal with it themselves. Also to find out what worked for you guys.

[@estudianteglobaldeprepaenl5644]

Gracias! necesitaba esto

[@80islandia]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on therapy and congrats on the launch of the podcast! 🎉 The first thing I learned in therapy that helped re-shape my life was to identify what was my “stuff” and separate it from other people’s “stuff.” Beforehand, I wasn’t able to see the difference. If you’re looking to make more episodes around the topic of therapy, here are some things I’m curious to hear your thoughts on: 1) Are there any particular schools of therapy (CBT, narrative, psychoanalytic, etc.) that have benefitted you or not benefitted you? 2) How did you know that you found the right therapeutic fit? Have you ever had the experience of a therapist not aligning with your needs? 3) I’ve heard that therapy should always have a clear end point as a core issue reaches resolution. Would you agree with that approach? Thanks again and looking forward to future episodes!

[@Thanks-Gratitude-Appreciation]

Thank You Both. 💐🎉 Wonderful, Insighful.

[@jmora1914]

This is imo an excellent example of a marriage where both mates support each other well. And I've seen a marriage where one had major issues from an abusive first marriage where she was physically and mentally and emotionally horribly abused. She had come from a dysfunctional home with an alcaholic dad and physically abusive mom. So she was stubborn and insisted on marrying a guy who was her own race of indigenous peoples. but he was of a piece of dung!! After much evil severe physical beatings and mental-emotional abuse, She left him after a decade of emotional and mental & physical beatings. After she left her first husband and his psychopathic ways of forcing her to drink alcohol or get beat. She left him and developed a major alcoholic condition and she was very damaged both mentally and physically. she also developed major mental health issues. She met a good man who took her in after a year of partying and extreme immorality. Then they had a baby and then 3 kids and then adopted 2 more. As I've seen that couple fight and the now husband continuing to take her constant alcoholism and her attacking him. As in fact a new study has found out that now female spousal abuse is even more prominent today than male spousal abuse in the USA these days bcz laws are so extremely on the other side of the spectrum a woman can just call me the police and her husband or boyfriend just being vengeful or after a breakup and say he beat her or smacked her and bam!! He's in jail for 8 months. I've seen that happen to one of my siblings. Moreover, having seen all these very dysfunctional and evil relationships why I figured out that in my relationships I know everyone needs a partner or a mate that goes to war with them. Not against each other. To be in a successful marriage imo you both need to focus on the other person first and then act unselfishly. Act with unselfish love! You're a team!!☝️ as old as this adage is, there is no “I” in “team!! Marriage is not a one-way road. It goes both ways. To say it again, there is no I in a marriage!! You are both a team!! And in my experience as a mentally ill man, therapy has helped me amazingly!! And has helped me to learn and do the work with an outside mediator helping me deal with toxic people and let go of an abusive romantic relationship. Therapy can help so many. But I've seen so many who refuse therapy saying “it makes you weird!” in my case I escaped a toxic and extremely abusive home life and move on on my own and realize that it's not a me-first attitude. Rather it's a me too attitude!!

[@takingcareofcathy]

This could have pros and cons. Pros: People in general may be happier and kinder and more empathetic. Cons: I don't know about Canada, but in the United States, we already have a shortage in the mental healthcare fields. Desperate times call for desperate measures. What if qualifications to become a therapist become relaxed as a result, resulting in under qualified therapists? 🤷‍♀️

[@billiardbob618]

did anyone else not know Rob had all those musckles

[@user-nb7co9hs3g]

*No.* *In most cases, I have found it to be a waste of time and money.*