How do you help someone who is addicted to therapy?

Question

Seriously, because you can't give them therapy to solve the problem because that would be adding to it wouldn't it? So how would you go about helping someone who loves therapy/

Think about it!

Answer 1

who cares

if someone likes going to therapy then maybe its cos they have a lot to talk about?

who are we to get involved?

Answer 2

Perhaps its the therapist that is the addiction, not the therapy itself. That by the way is very common. How can you not get attached to someone who gives you 100% of their attention each time you see them. Its human nature to feel like you want to go back for more. At the same time, when this feeling is present, then the persons life is lacking and will still be benifiting from these sessions. When the person has begun to live their lives again, they will naturally begin to move on and therapy/therapist will no longer be needed.

Answer 3

Often times, therapy is a necessary luxury. The key is to learn from it and incorporate it into your life. Therapy should not be just the "reporting" of events that happen in your life; therapy should be interactive. Never let your therapist say nothing, never let him/her just jot down whatever it is they jot down on their notepad. Also, ALWAYS allow the therapist to interrupt you if they feel you are hitting on a major issue, or have relevant input.

I would say this, do not feel you are addicted to therapy if it is HELPING YOU. You have to participate in your own recovery (whether that be depression, anxiety disorder, addiction, etc.).
Revel in the fact that most people never address the issues that are constraining their lives. Most people never put forth the EFFORT it takes to try and live as a whole, sensitive and worthy individual who has something to offer this world. Most people just swim in the dysfunctional muck of their lives.

Kudos to YOU!

Answer 4

Emily, I have had friends like that and I generally find them annoying, but more than that I am annoyed at the mental health providers who string them along just so they can continue to get the $ for the individuals weekly appt....the "string alongs" are their bread and butter.
Perhaps you could raise that issue w/ your friend like if they haven't helped you by now, maybe it is something you could best resovle on your own and so on....if they keep you going for more than a few months, your answer is not with that therapist...
I know not ALL therapists are rip offs but there are more that are than aren't.

Answer 5

Stop therapy..Buy the a book Get her the book how to stop worrying and start living. This is another addiction...she has..
Hope it is a she, Or the person in love with their therapist is it called tranferance...very common in therapy.Good Luck..you will need it. Is this YOU?

Answer 6

You wouldn't. It becomes a circular.

They have to work the problems out for themselves so just tell them to do that -- work it out for themselves as no amount of coaching or prompting is going to help.

Haven t you ever noticed that when you give someone advice and if they had only followed your advice everything would have been alright? But they didn't. Thats because we have to work out our own problems the way we see them according to our own view of the world.

Answer 7

Anytime, someone is addicted to anything, you keep them away from it. I see no diference here, therefore you should just take him/her out of therapy.

Answer 8

Severe re-education.

Answer 9

There is no fight club.

The right therapy is what is needed, not more of the same.

Answer 10

tie em up and feed em bread and water for a month