Just wondering if the people we pay just to talk to us, do they actually DO anything, or do they just give another point of view and help us to think things through? (in the case of depression, low self esteem etc) - do they actually help?
2006-11-12 04:00:17 · 15 answers · asked by joy_hardyman2003 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
I think I can answer this question honestly as I have dealt with all three in my life. My biggest misconception is that these people should fix me. When I was severely depressed I could not help myself but as I gradually got better I leaned a few tools. Over time my tool box got fuller and I am now able to use self talk and other techniques I have leaned. I still need medication and I go to weekly group therapy sessions but my input is different. I am now able to share my coping strategies and help others. It is difficult and I have been doing this for about 12 years now but it feels great to be able to do a lot of it on my own and with the support of friends. I have found my depression is a lot less now and actually disappears which I never thought would happen and there is an increase in self esteem as I have used the tools I have leaned. But where would I have learn-ed these tools if it were not for the members of the psychiatric community? It is a long road but there is light at the end of the tunnel.
2006-11-12 05:58:11 · answer #1 · answered by Janice W 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well I studied psychology in college many years ago and found it to be completely useless. It is based on "theories" that are not actually fact. Psychology used to be the study of the spirit or soul in relation to life and living. Psyche is the Greek work for soul.
Back in the 1800's some physiologist named Wilhelm Wundt
changed the whole course of this subject (to assist the military minded German Govt) and made this statement:
"The soul no longer exists in the face of our present-day physiological knowledge"
Since that time assisted by another physiologist named Pavlov,
the viewpoint of modern day psychology is that man is just an animal no different than a rat or a frog. Just a stimulus response
organism, easily controlled through behavioural conditioning.
As for psychiatry it was able to become a psuedo science on the backs of these bogus theories, and is today, under the name of "help" the most damaging and harmful practice out there.
If you want the actual stats in just the USA from 1969 to 2005
here they are:
Money paid to psychiatry: $306 billion
# of Cures: 0
Having said that, if they did actually do nothing else but allow us to communicate and get a few things of our chest, that would actually be quite helpful and theraputic....... but that is not what they do. What they actually do is harmful and destructive.
They themselves admit they have no scientific basis for their claims and lables, including "chemical imbalances", which they use to justify the wholesale prescribing of damaging and addictive psychiatric drugs to whole populations including millions of children.
It's a billion dollar business with nothing to sell but misery.
I can supply more factual information on this subject to anyone interested, and everyone should be since their influence and agenda has completely pervaded our modern day societies,
just E Mail me.
2006-11-12 04:43:23 · answer #2 · answered by thetaalways 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure they help people, that's their entire purpose. There's an old saying in psychiatry that the client really has all the asnwers he needs in his mind already; it's just the therapist that help them discover those answers, which are often hidden deep in the muck of the subconscience. And in the case of psychiatrists, since they are really MD's, they can prescribe medication to cure chemical inbalances in the brain. Many people with severe mentall illnesses such as schizophrenia can now lead almost normal lives if they take these meds. Up till about 30 years ago, before the advent of these drugs, they were pretty much doomed to confinement, or in many case where they were a threat, frontal lobotomies!
2006-11-12 04:06:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
they are three very different things, psychologists offer diognosis, and some listening skills, without any self reflection, psychiatrists medicate and ususally only see people once or twice per year if there not in a psych ward. therapists recieve there own therapy so they can explore there own **** and be able to provide a space in which others can do the same, they offer listening, interpretaion, warmth, honesty etc, try reading a book called if you meet the buddah on the road kill him, by sheldon b.kopp. its a good reflection on what it is to be a clietn in psychotherapy and what the journeys all about
2006-11-12 05:54:44 · answer #4 · answered by Jessica C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They help people help themselves and never really claim to do otherwise. They do help people to think things through - that's how they help you. In a psychiatrist's office you have an objective person listening to you, and helping you to realize the answers you already have. There is not the same danger of offending people and suffering the consequences. They give you time to explain yourself rather than make judgements before you finish the first sentence. They are not even there to judge you. A psychiatrist's office is a safe haven in which to express yourself freely, without fear.
2006-11-12 04:18:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they can really help, but it is 'just a helping hand' - no magic wands involved. But talking to someone who isn't directly involved in your life can be invaluable - as long as you are able to talk to them openly, and I think that can take a while to build up to.
A psychiatrist is a medial doctor and can prescribe medication. Counsellers and therapists will listen and help you find constructive ways to think things through. Most won't 'give advice' as that might just be putting their own ideas on to you. A cognitive therapist though works with your present situation and works on active solutions.
2006-11-12 04:15:32 · answer #6 · answered by JJ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry to hearken to that and nicely it relies upon psychiatrists artwork on some people and some people it do not yet for you,i might want to assert it does not be a waste of time,nicely it really is what i imagine besides
2016-11-29 01:48:51 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They do help a lot, they allow a person to speak and they listen, by saying ones fears out loud, it is easier to cope. They also provide positive feedback and the tools one can apply to have a better life.
2006-11-12 04:05:26 · answer #8 · answered by mimi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they do. They do more than listen, they help you to discover why you're having the problem, and help you find a way to resolve it. Of course, you must really want the help in order for it to work!
2006-11-12 04:45:58 · answer #9 · answered by grandm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think sometimes they can help as it can be good to talk to someone who isnt emotionally involved with you, but they dont ever give their own opinion they try and get you to think in a different way especially if they use cognitive behavioural therapy which is all about changing your behaviour and thinking
2006-11-12 04:03:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋