I agree that therapy is important; it was a hard struggle excruciating at times, but it has helped me to release some of my past trauma. And my last therapist was who pretty much diagnosed me as autistic along with other dx.That was NEVER on the table for the 10 years I had done therapy. Of course they were neurodivergent as well. And that has done a lot for me, although I think sometimes allowing myself to unmask has made things worse in some respects. It's just nice to understand myself better.
BUT, therapy can be extremely damaging for some folks. You may know this, but bipoc people getting paired with shitty white therapists who don't know how to engage in therapy with different communities, therapists with their own baggage, psychiatrists looking to line their own pockets, constant turnover of therapists so people have to relive their trauma over and over....straight up abusive therapists. It can be so difficult to find someone who doesn't just tell you "you need to do breathing exercises" or much, much worse. So I think it's important to be critical of therapy, though it can be life changing when we get someone who is truly in it to help. The way that person framed it did not do that thought service though lol
I think therapy is important.
I'm taking it right now because it's needed and it helps.
My therapist is a leftist and autistic.
I agree that therapy is important; it was a hard struggle excruciating at times, but it has helped me to release some of my past trauma. And my last therapist was who pretty much diagnosed me as autistic along with other dx.That was NEVER on the table for the 10 years I had done therapy. Of course they were neurodivergent as well. And that has done a lot for me, although I think sometimes allowing myself to unmask has made things worse in some respects. It's just nice to understand myself better.
BUT, therapy can be extremely damaging for some folks. You may know this, but bipoc people getting paired with shitty white therapists who don't know how to engage in therapy with different communities, therapists with their own baggage, psychiatrists looking to line their own pockets, constant turnover of therapists so people have to relive their trauma over and over....straight up abusive therapists. It can be so difficult to find someone who doesn't just tell you "you need to do breathing exercises" or much, much worse. So I think it's important to be critical of therapy, though it can be life changing when we get someone who is truly in it to help. The way that person framed it did not do that thought service though lol
I'm aware that it can be damaging for some folks, especially ABA therapy, and the right-wing nature of many therapists.