I like it when people talk about their therapy experiences, both good and bad. The more people read about others’ experiences with therapy, the more open, perhaps, they will be to considering therapy themselves. Psychotherapy is such a mysterious process to many people who haven’t tried it, so such stories take some of the mystery out of it.
But not everyone’s story with psychotherapy is a positive or happy one. Some people try it many different times with many different professionals and never quite find the right fit. Others simply don’t find the process very helpful at all. And reading those experiences are just as important, because just like most treatments for mental disorders, one size does not fit all.
So I enjoyed reading in today’s Boston Globe Magazine C.W. Wolff’s account of her experiences with therapy on and off throughout the years. And perhaps the most important insight for her:
It was around that time when I had insight number two: I was not big on self-exploration. I was never going to dive into the dark hole I felt inside. Peeking over the edge was enough. Introspection in my family is usually dismissed as selfish and silly.
Read the full article: The Shrinks I’ve Known
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Grohol, J. (2007). The Shrinks I’ve Known. Psych Central. Retrieved on May 26, 2012, from http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2007/12/16/the-shrinks-ive-known/
