Opinions on Psychotherapy

[Turnip]

What are your opinions on psychotherapy? Is it useful?

 

I feel that everyone needs therapy and also that it’s a dystopian product of transactional hyper-individualism that risks subtly distorting people’s development of natural intimacy and relational processing. 
 

Has anyone else had similar thoughts?

[Forestgreen]

No.

[liminal_luke]

It´s impossible to say that psychotherapy is "bad" or "good" because so much depends on the quality of the relationship between the client and therapist.  Psychotherapy has been helpful for a lot of people but it´s not always helpful.

[SodaChanh]

Something like VortexHealing is much deeper than psychotherapy but sometimes a mix is good for releasing blocks in your system.

 

Facing a person revealing your inner thoughts and feelings can aid in the path since the ego doesn't like vulnerability.

 

Ultimately the path is to let go of the 'I' - marinate in Presence and let the mind release itself.

 

 

[Nungali]

3 hours ago, Turnip said:

What are your opinions on psychotherapy? Is it useful?

 

I feel that everyone needs therapy and also that it’s a dystopian product of transactional hyper-individualism that risks subtly distorting people’s development of natural intimacy and relational processing. 
 

Has anyone else had similar thoughts?

 

Well ... not quiet like those      

 

The thing is  Turnip ...... what sort / type of psychotherapy ?   

 

wiki ;   '' There are hundreds of psychotherapy techniques, some being minor variations; others are based on very different conceptions of psychology

 

Its a bit like asking ; '' Is surgery useful ? '' 

[ChiDragon]

1 hour ago, SodaChanh said:

Ultimately the path is to let go of the 'I' - marinate in Presence and let the mind release itself.

Yes, one who can help is the one that can help oneself and to let go of things. Self cultivation of the mind may be considered as psychotherapy.