Therapy

[Trar]

Since my little brother had a traumatic incident, my mom's sent her to a therapist. She saw that I was having a bit of trouble on the school front (this is before I started homeschool), she decided I needed to be on the bandwagon too and signed me up. The first impressions were good, but the therapist started to wear off on me after a while. I mean, she wasn't helping me at all at that point. All she was doing was trying to bring me down and make me feel worse for some reason. I know I have problems such as depression, feelings of suicide, but those were caused by shit happening in my family, and while she knew, nothing was done about it. She was making me feel worse.


So my mother, being dumb as a rock, set me up with a different therapist. He's not helping me either, and when I showed him my videogames on my computer he kept saying that the violent stuff like GTA would make me kill people. Yes, I have GTA:SA. He even said he didn't want to hear about this game called DEFCON in which you nuke things (more info at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defcon_%28video_game%29) because it made him uneasy that I was playing it. Never mind it's on a fucking vector screen with no gore, you pansy. Yes, I know nuclear war is horrible but you think that game desensitizes me to it. Wrong! In the background, there are crying noises whenever a nuke hits, and I almost never win online anyway. The moral is that the only winning move is not to play!


The most recent appointment with this crackpot was just me saying he's not helping me at all. My mother and him said that therapy is a slow process. I think that the gain from it is far less than the pain and grief it makes. What's the point?!




Sorry if it seems disjointed and tldr, but...you know.

[monkey]

Well... I don't know what to say other then therapy fails and tell your mom its not helping and she's being a fuckface.

[Trar]

--monkey666-- Wrote:Well... I don't know what to say other then therapy fails and tell your mom its not helping and she's being a fuckface.

I tried on that most recent appointment. She just rescheduled the appointments to somewhere far away at a different time and basically did something while doing nothing at all.

[username01462781]

GTA will make people kill in real life? How the hell did this idiot get the job of therapist in the first place?

If the therapist is trying to make you feel more like shit than you already are, stop going. It ain't worth it and defeats the purpose of going to the therapist anyway.

[Trar]

linki Wrote:GTA will make people kill in real life? How the hell did this idiot get the job of therapist in the first place?

If the therapist is trying to make you feel more like shit than you already are, stop going. It ain't worth it and defeats the purpose of going to the therapist anyway.

I'll try.

[psychopath]

You got defcon? We should play some time

[mrwednesday]

That therapist is an imbecile and doesn't deserve his doctorate, assuming he even has one. It's a known fact that there is no proven causal relationship between violent video games and aggression. If anything they're an outlet for anger, not a source of it. They have nothing to do with thoughts of suicide and depression. I've been a gamer since the DOS era, and I can't believe that some people are still so ignorant.

A good psychologist would be searching for the underlying cause behind your suicidal mentality. Depression can't be treated effectively until you find the root of the problem. If this therapist is making your situation worse, then by all means stop seeing him. Therapy can be a very useful tool, but it seems that it isn't working for you.

[Trar]

mrwednesday Wrote:That therapist is an imbecile and doesn't deserve his doctorate, assuming he even has one. It's a known fact that there is no proven causal relationship between violent video games and aggression. If anything they're an outlet for anger, not a source of it. They have nothing to do with thoughts of suicide and depression. I've been a gamer since the DOS era, and I can't believe that some people are still so ignorant.

A good psychologist would be searching for the underlying cause behind your suicidal mentality. Depression can't be treated effectively until you find the root of the problem. If this therapist is making your situation worse, then by all means stop seeing him. Therapy can be a very useful tool, but it seems that it isn't working for you.

It isn't working. I'm glad you and others here are seeing my plight. Now to get my parents to see...

[The Desert Fox]

If the therapist tries to pull any long processbullshit, tell him that you've been doing this for however long you've been doing it, and it's caused more harm than good.

[xcriteria]

There are probably some therapists out there that could be useful, and maybe even help you get your parents to understand you. The hard part is finding them. Maybe ask to see yet another therapist if your current one isn't working?

[sunshineacre]

As they say... The only person who can help you in your deepest trouble is yourself. Good luck!

[ChickenLeg]

xcriteria Wrote:There are probably some therapists out there that could be useful, and maybe even help you get your parents to understand you. The hard part is finding them. Maybe ask to see yet another therapist if your current one isn't working?

Damn, I was just going to say that. Though occasionally what they say can be bullshit, for the most part the good therapists are just that.

[SoulRiser]

Quote:She saw that I was having a bit of trouble on the school front (this is before I started homeschool), she decided I needed to be on the bandwagon too and signed me up.

So, like.... why are you still seeing the therapist at all then if the original problem has been resolved?

[NowhereWoman]

Just take a book to therapy and read the whole time. Ignore him. If he asks what you're doing say you're only at therapy for your mom's benefit.
do something fun during it, don't let those hours be wasted. TELL the therapist what you need, or if you don't know, tell him what you don't need. Specifically say " I don't need you to tell me what to do, what games to play, etc. It isn't helping anything."
If he asks you what would help, which he probably will, say " I don't know, you're the therapist."
Try not to get angry or else he'll think you have more problems than you probably do. Meanwhile, if you do have things you want to talk about, find a good friend you can trust, or post anonymously and ask advice (use common sense when reading any advice that may appear)

[Jesusaurisrex]

Well my Doctor recommended this one Therapist. see, my doctor is awesome, and knows my parents are fucking psycho. so, my doctor said that this therapist is a "counselor" and told my parents it would "help me get better at school" (btw, my doctor is TOTALLY anti school and told me herself that is fucking stupid)

and my doctor made a good choice. at first I was skeptical, because It was very obvious to me that it was a therapy clinic (but not to my dumb fuck parents) and I was scared of the therapist at first... but it turned out it was great. She HATES my parents, and has helped me so much with making my life easier around them. she is also very Anti-School, and has given me confidence to speak out against some of my teachers. I have not completely come out about my anti school feelings yet, but im getting there, and with each session I feel a little more sane (but school is driving me insane... this is an uphill battle). She even convinced me that I have the power to do GREAT things when im free of the constrictions of my parents, and so far is the only adult who has told me that i should not go to some bigwig college, and instead just go to a small fun college. It really helps me... you just need to find a good one. try to find one in a progressive city and tell your parents you are insane and this therapist sucks. just look in the right places, therapy is great if you have a good therapist.

[NowhereWoman]

Thats AWESOME!

Man I want a therapist like that, now...
We all could use some therapy, GOOD therapy...