What Makes Therapy Effective?

[@nefwaenre]

You break my walls every time with your videos and yes, i build it up again, but Dr. Fox, you're the only source of therapy i have and i know i am much better than i was in 2019-20. Thank you, sincerely.

[@crochetizen4953]

wish all therapists felt that way

[@ecclecticsayonce5131]

That little animation made my heart happy

[@DrDanielFox]

I’m so glad

[@vickyallan1940]

The day a therapist manages to do this with me will be a miracle. Usually they discharge me just as I start. Which only makes it harder for me to trust the next one.

[@hyperchord]

How true this is. Part of me needs to put those walls up because, you know, people aren't perfect, and part of me know they need to come down. Feels like an axe cutting my brain in half! Therapy is great!

[@Neuro_spicy98]

My wall is down with my therapist. It’s the first time I’ve ever done that with a professional or really anyone… I just had a zoom session with her. At the end of the session, she said that she’ll be leaving the company to open her own practice. She said I can choice to either see another therapist or go with her. Just hearing “another therapist” INSTANTLY overwhelmed me, and I couldn’t even focus on what else she was talking about. When she asked what I thought, I had to ask her to repeat it, and I told her I felt overwhelmed. She said that even though she wouldn’t be able to take my insurance, there are options and explained them. Then, she started validating my emotions and experiences. I couldn’t even actively listen to her, because I was so in my head. I felt like bursting into tears and telling her what all I was feeling and what was going through my head. But I found myself starting to build up my inner wall as fast as I could and bottling up my emotions until I was off the call. I think it’s a mix of abandonment issues and my BPD. All this stuff came up for me, and my BPD wants to take that and RUN… I’m going to write out what I feel in my journal to talk about in my next session. Thank you for your videos. They help me learn more about BPD and be able to reflect on my own actions.

[@michelleferrero8206]

Dear Dr.Fox, I wish I could have you as my therapist!

[@freesiasage]

Ah, the wall... It's been my friend for so long. It's familiar.

[@bdmenne]

You are one of the Better Ones! 🙏🏼

[@M.K.B.1133]

That was great Dr. Fox . Well communicated

[@JamesMartland65]

Short, powerful and accurate!

[@DrDanielFox]

Thank you 😊

[@tahitihawaiiblue]

I love your cartoon character looks just like you. 😄

[@cowchicken6792]

How do I help my therapist help me? How do I let them know that all walls aren't built the same exact way using the same proven patterns?

[@cosmicfoxglove1047]

You're a very sweet guy Dr. Fox.

[@ArtificialSoul]

To be honest this animation freaks the hell out of me. I can percieve this as the therapists takes over control of me, how I should be, what I should think and feel and how I should live my life. For me it only works when I am 100% sure the therapist understands my needs. The most important thing is communication

[@antoniocarlosburinsammarti915]

Nice representation!

[@tatianahawaii13]

Thank you for your work

[@DrDanielFox]

You are very welcome

[@nenitacelestial5657]

Just perfect❤

[@jkyuix]

Thank you

[@DrDanielFox]

You're welcome

[@Jewels_8404]

My therapist is a social worker…she just talks to me like a friend. “How was your week” and then I tell her and then the 45 min is up. We never talk about anything important.

[@danielestaub9445]

That was very cool. Actually, Pink Floyd's The Wall is part of my story. Thanks!

[@melissatanaka4808]

That was an adorable animation lol.

[@CrimsonVioletMoon]

Don’t you need the walls though to an extent? I’m really struggling right now with the therapeutic relationship as someone with intense relationship and boundary issues. It seems like developing an unhealthy attachment to the therapist is almost a given with bpd. Any tips for navigating this delicate balance before I give up and quit would be very much appreciated.

[@jasminesingh1994]

Dr.Fox I have some questions.Do patients have to be stable before starting DBT ..my therapist said you aren't yet mentally prepared n in a condition to start therapy! Plz put light on this topic

[@rooserroo]

Very apt

[@priscillagrrr4405]

Omg the cartoon is too cute!

[@farmcat3198]

Dr. Fox - The animation was kind of neat. How did you make it?

[@DrDanielFox]

Someone did it for me. His information is in comments.

[@jazminj6512]

How can I hire you for personal sessions ?

[@badeugenecops4741]

But the walls make me safe.

[@DrDanielFox]

That can be one of the great challenges.

[@AngelKrystalStar]

✨

[@hayleyblackwood4723]

I need your help! 😪

[@petite__cata]

I love you

[@ericablaschke3497]

Therapy is hogwash especially CBT for those with trauma and therapists with limited knowledge in trauma or who only consider trauma to be an event. Therapy in the 90’s created harm with out any benefit. Hated therapy as a teen it was all about me having to fix my behavior but had nothing to do with the root cause of the behavior. I was the problem crazy sick Ill who everyone saw that needed to be fixed but no one saw the craziness at home no one saw my mentally ill mother and her unresolved trauma impinging her emotional ability to meet her children s needs emotional. So -- therapy

[@DrDanielFox]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I wish you well.

[@jenynz5334]

I've been in therapy on and off for almost 40 years. It has come a long way. Just gotta find the right fit. At least I know that's true for me.

[@jenynz5334]

@@MT-kx2uc Was he supposed to argue? I think therapy only helps if both parties are invested.

[@ericablaschke3497]

@Zystemet Suzanne I agree. Parents needed to be protected but not the children. Remember the parents were the one s that paid the therapist and gave them a job. Today I work with teenagers in mental health and it still goes on today. The authorities believe the parents unless their children allegations are substantiated. Our society and mental health system is all about bandaids and do not want to deal with the root usually attachment trauma but focus on the child s behavior and anger not what created it. Ugghh! Luckily as an adult I found a good trauma therapist who is trained in attachment trauma and has taught me so much. What I learn I try to pass on to the teenagers I work with. More therapists need to be better trained in trauma and attachment trauma.

[@juliettailor1616]

That is the crazy thing. Cannot truly help, or I think even truly diagnose a person without addressing the environment at home.

[@chilldudie242]

3% recovery rate for NPD. Back to the drawing board.

[@juliettailor1616]

Good visual description, but you need a new graphics person. You're a more attractive man than that cartoon portrays you as Dr. Fox!