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In response to Technomage's and tolinka's criticism of therapy. Yes they all they know is what they learned out of books amalgamated with there personal experience. Just like doctors. Yes the books are widely available and you could read them, (just like a doctor) and learn all you needed to know. No you can't do therapy on yourself. The point of the therapist is that they are not trapped in your head or your drama (the second part is why you can't use a relative or friend as a therapist, they are part of your drama not truly neutral)
yes people used to deal without therapy, they also used to self-medicate with the bottle a *lot*, kill themselves in droves, and in general be real pricks.
Yes we over-medicate now, anyone who seems to be having a bad day gets Prozac, and any kid who isn't a zombie gets Ritalin. But that is a different (admittedly related) problem. Therapy never hurts, and usually helps a lot. Someone looking in from the outside who knows what there doing can do amazing things as far as setting you on the right path.
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Use the star one and you'll be fighting off the old ones with your bare hands
-A Shoggoth on the Roof
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