just based off personal experience. CBT as I've experienced it places the problem on the individual and expects them to shift their mindset to essentially become more compatible with this awful world. I think if you're neurodiverse, have an emotional disorder or generally your mental health goes beyond "I get sad/anxious sometimes" it's totally unfit for purpose. I've had numerous psychologists/therapists agree with me on this, it's thankfully coming to be seen as a dated practice that doesn't work for as many people as once thought. Like I said not opposed to therapy in general, I did a course of DBT last year and it helped me more than any other mental health intervention I've ever undergone. But CBT to me as a neurodiverse individual feels like professional gas lighting.

Here is an image from a psychology textbook, an extreme example for sure but it illustrates what I see as the problem with CBT under capitalism. It's individualist in the sense it maps problems with people back onto their own mindset instead of ever helping them see the greater picture that's causing them pain in a lot of cases. Not saying all therapists need to be commie polemicists but good ones help you explore big-picture reasons for why you feel like shit which CBT doesn't.

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