do you think we are supposed to be able to solve things through friends and your relationship, not in an analysed, calculated manner, but in a free flowing, natural way?
2007-05-01 00:05:54 · 11 answers · asked by rusalka 3 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
I think this therapist-mania is mostly an american thing. Here in Greece, people go to a therapist only when they have a really serious problem of psychiatric nature. But they go out with friends all the time, they share their problems, and it works best! I am sort of a part-time therapist for all my friends, and they are the same to me!
2007-05-01 00:14:11 · answer #1 · answered by cpinatsi 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever been to a therapist? A good therapy session is very natural and free flowing and never analyzed or calculated.
The therapist doesn't solve your problems for you, but instead, is trained to guide you towards the right path. Friends do not have any sort of training whatsoever and there is always a danger of losing them. You can't lose your therapist! There are some chronic issues that cannot be solved simply with the help of friends... How are friends supposed to help you with an anxiety disorder or OCD?
2007-05-01 07:32:09 · answer #2 · answered by scy2200j 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, Yes. Absolutely. We all need the social support and emotional comfort offered to us by our friends and family. It is good to have someone to turn to in times of crisis and this does not have to be a therapist or counsellor. An understanding friend can be just as helpful (unless you have major psychological problems). Just talking things over with friends over a cup of coffee is good for your emotional and mental health. Friends might suggest ways to change an unhealthy lifestyle or they may help you look at a problem from a different perspective. Friends also increase your sense of belonging. Analysis in a calculated way might suit some people but it might not be right for others. Really there is no 'supposed' about it because in the area of psychology and relationships there are no laws to guide us. We have to do what we feel is right 'inside' for us! - polly
2007-05-01 07:17:54 · answer #3 · answered by pollyanna 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well if you can find a friend that is free and has 12 years of experience with diagnosis and treatment, and knows what works and what won't, then you are fortunate and should keep your friend very close throughout the years ahead. I agree that some friends can be more comforting than a stranger and that might be all you need, comofrt. It's better to be loved than to be treated.
2007-05-01 07:27:04 · answer #4 · answered by Dovey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people have more problems then others hence the need for some of them to go to therapy more so then others.
In my therapy, we work together and test the limits of our lives. As it is my therapist probably sees a therapist as well. As much as he has helped me I have helped him. One should maintain a balance between give and take in any relationship. There are as many different branches or kinds of therapy as there are religions but that is a whole different from of therapy as well.
2007-05-01 07:37:57 · answer #5 · answered by Bill 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
therapists have no emotional attachment to u. the therapists are trained to deal with serious or small problems.
2007-05-01 07:18:53 · answer #6 · answered by Miki 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
where does a therapist go when he needs a therapist?
2007-05-01 07:17:58 · answer #7 · answered by gobias 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would quickly run out of friends.
2007-05-01 07:24:37 · answer #8 · answered by Karen W 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No need-If you have good knowledgable circle of friends.
2007-05-01 07:16:03 · answer #9 · answered by Vijay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because you don't want your friends to know about it.
2007-05-01 07:08:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋