#misconceptions about therapy

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10 Common Myths About Therapy

10 Common Myths About Therapy

This excellent article on myths about therapy is a must read.

Best points:

Therapists are not paid to be your friend or to merely listen to you. They care about you, and you pay them for good advice and problem solving skills.

Therapists aren’t supposed to date you, as that would be exploitative and abuse.

Therapists don’t merely tell you to think happy thoughts.

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Common misconceptions about seeing a therapist and what therapy really does for you A lot of people believe that therapy is only for those of us with serious problems, or think that therapy is essentially paying someone to listen you and be your friend.