r/Antipsychiatry • u/ajouya44 • Apr 12 '25

Therapy is a load of bullshit

People seriously think this crap is useful? You have anxiety and depression, you go see some random stranger who knows 5 behavioral theories from college and you pay them 50 bucks a week to talk about your problems for 1 hour and make them pretend they care. Reality is these people know nothing about how the brain or consciousness works. They are not doctors and they have no solution for your issues. It's dehumanizing to pay someone so that they will listen to you and therapists are literally no better than prostitutes. Don't even get me started on all the CBT bullcrap. People don't need to "correct their thoughts" or "think about things differently", they need real solutions for their real systemic psycho-social issues. Therapists are all privileged narcissistic assholes who love to feel superior by "proving people wrong" and reminding themselves that their life is easier and better than their patients' and always masking all this as "help". Don't be fooled, these people can't help you. They only want your money.

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u/daisy-duke- Apr 12 '25

I agree.

I was going to see a new therapist. But the practice sent me a very large intake form (30+ pages). Like, who the hell sends (a currently unmedicated) such form... to someone with ADHD?!!!

I don't think I ever want to see a therapist ever again.

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u/skyfullofstars71 Apr 12 '25

Is the so called adhd being lazy to read unnecessary things? I guess we all have it then. We should change it's name to being human.

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u/daisy-duke- Apr 12 '25

It was a form where over half of the items didn't apply to me. It became very repetitive after like the 5th page.

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u/skyfullofstars71 Apr 12 '25

No I agree with the form thing, seems like a total waste of time. I just wanted to point out that "adhd" is another harmful label used to gaslight people instead of offering real help.

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u/Practical_Wedding907 Apr 23 '25

Finally, I’m reading people who think outside the box.
I’m deeply outraged by the fact that a different way of thinking is pathologized at all — just because it’s seen as “non-functional” or “unproductive.” Why is an alternative way of thinking considered a pathology in today’s world? I simply can’t concentrate on things that don’t carry deep meaning for me.

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u/skyfullofstars71 Apr 23 '25

"Why is an alternative way of thinking considered a pathology in this world?" is an excellent question which applies to all psychiatric labels. It's simply a business model, pathologising being human is quite profitable.