Comments on: Defending Psychotherapy http://www.damienriley.com/psychotherapy1/ blog of a teacher, songwriter, and lifelong learner Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:54:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Psychotherapy - What’s Happening? | EveryTherapist Blog http://www.damienriley.com/psychotherapy1/comment-page-1/#comment-6191 Psychotherapy - What’s Happening? | EveryTherapist Blog Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:11:10 +0000 http://www.postcardsfromthefunnyfarm.com/?p=2930#comment-6191 [...] Defending Psychotherapy [...] [...] Defending Psychotherapy [...]

]]> By: Fredrik Lindbladh http://www.damienriley.com/psychotherapy1/comment-page-1/#comment-6197 Fredrik Lindbladh Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:01:38 +0000 http://www.postcardsfromthefunnyfarm.com/?p=2930#comment-6197 Hello! Fun with colleagues in the behavioral sciences. I have a blog in English, but it highlights the social psychology on a global basis. Please visit the page to provide feedback. It also has an American character that makes the page is extra interesting. Do not hesitate to contact me, but show some male pride. Have a good time until we heard via the blog or on sosialspark. Best regards Fredrik, Sweden. <abbr><em>Fredrik Lindbladhs last blog post..<a href="http://socialpsykolog08.blogg.se/needs/2008/october/banden-mellan-oss-av-forfattaren-aspelin.html" rel="nofollow">The ties between us? By the author Aspelin.</a></abbr></em> Hello! Fun with colleagues in the behavioral sciences. I have a blog in English, but it highlights the social psychology on a global basis. Please visit the page to provide feedback. It also has an American character that makes the page is extra interesting. Do not hesitate to contact me, but show some male pride. Have a good time until we heard via the blog or on sosialspark. Best regards Fredrik, Sweden.

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]]> By: Gabriel - Gadfly Revolution http://www.damienriley.com/psychotherapy1/comment-page-1/#comment-6193 Gabriel - Gadfly Revolution Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:37:14 +0000 http://www.postcardsfromthefunnyfarm.com/?p=2930#comment-6193 It's a difficult topic. On the one hand, I've met perfectly sane people who just liked the pills they knew they could get prescribed. What's worse, even if psychotherapy works, a lot of people who need it won't go get it, because they're afraid of the stigma of being crazy. It took us a long time to get my brother to finally go get himself on some anti-depressants. Further, I think it's valid to say that for some people, psychotherapy doesn't work -- we all resonate differently with different stimuli. For some, religion or meditation or even a change of lifestyle may be all they need. It’s a difficult topic. On the one hand, I’ve met perfectly sane people who just liked the pills they knew they could get prescribed.

What’s worse, even if psychotherapy works, a lot of people who need it won’t go get it, because they’re afraid of the stigma of being crazy. It took us a long time to get my brother to finally go get himself on some anti-depressants.

Further, I think it’s valid to say that for some people, psychotherapy doesn’t work — we all resonate differently with different stimuli. For some, religion or meditation or even a change of lifestyle may be all they need.

]]> By: Damien Riley http://www.damienriley.com/psychotherapy1/comment-page-1/#comment-6189 Damien Riley Mon, 29 Dec 2008 01:29:58 +0000 http://www.postcardsfromthefunnyfarm.com/?p=2930#comment-6189 @<a href="#comment-7839" rel="nofollow">ann</a>: Thanks for being brave to share that. It happens to more people that you would imagine. The statistics show it amd then there is reality which I feels far outnumbers the statistics. I'm glad you were able to stabilize. Thanks so much for your comment. @ann: Thanks for being brave to share that. It happens to more people that you would imagine. The statistics show it amd then there is reality which I feels far outnumbers the statistics. I’m glad you were able to stabilize. Thanks so much for your comment.

]]> By: ann http://www.damienriley.com/psychotherapy1/comment-page-1/#comment-6196 ann Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:09:22 +0000 http://www.postcardsfromthefunnyfarm.com/?p=2930#comment-6196 Great post; I agree with a lot of what you say here. I was having panic attacks a couple years ago, and got the "suck it up" speech a lot from friends and family...a combination of anti-anxiety meds and a decent therapist finally helped me bring them down to being very very rare. I wish more people understood that problems like these (and more serious ones) are deserving of treatment, and aren't necessarily a sign of weakness. Great post; I agree with a lot of what you say here. I was having panic attacks a couple years ago, and got the “suck it up” speech a lot from friends and family…a combination of anti-anxiety meds and a decent therapist finally helped me bring them down to being very very rare.

I wish more people understood that problems like these (and more serious ones) are deserving of treatment, and aren’t necessarily a sign of weakness.

]]> By: Damien Riley http://www.damienriley.com/psychotherapy1/comment-page-1/#comment-6195 Damien Riley Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:10:44 +0000 http://www.postcardsfromthefunnyfarm.com/?p=2930#comment-6195 @<a href="#comment-7830" rel="nofollow">Dragon Blogger</a>: Unfortunately people like that do talk shows that reach millions and some of them even run insurance companies. Good for you for seeing the value in mental health. @Dragon Blogger: Unfortunately people like that do talk shows that reach millions and some of them even run insurance companies. Good for you for seeing the value in mental health.

]]> By: Dragon Blogger http://www.damienriley.com/psychotherapy1/comment-page-1/#comment-6194 Dragon Blogger Sun, 28 Dec 2008 14:44:57 +0000 http://www.postcardsfromthefunnyfarm.com/?p=2930#comment-6194 I think people who are healthy and are against psychology and mental therapies are people who are negative and have their own issues and refused to seek treatment. People need more tolerance, I have seen therapists and psychologists help people fight addictions as well as personal trauma and it can work for people. <abbr><em>Dragon Bloggers last blog post..<a href="http://www.dragonblogger.com/2008/12/dragon-blogger-review-death-race/" rel="nofollow">Dragon Blogger Review Of Death Race</a></abbr></em> I think people who are healthy and are against psychology and mental therapies are people who are negative and have their own issues and refused to seek treatment.

People need more tolerance, I have seen therapists and psychologists help people fight addictions as well as personal trauma and it can work for people.

Dragon Bloggers last blog post..Dragon Blogger Review Of Death Race

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