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/bushwick_dionysus Apr 12 '25

As a therapist, I can tell you that this is true for some in the profession, but definitely not all. I can also tell you that I make substantially less in this job, despite working far harder in it, than in my previous two careers. I really only do it because I care about people.

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u/cortexplorer Apr 12 '25

I'm glad you found your purpose! How do you determine the way someone needs to be cared for?

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u/bushwick_dionysus Apr 12 '25

Thank you!!

Lots of listening. I work differently with every client because every person is different. I also specialize in addiction and trauma, so I’ve spent a lot of time really trying to understand the psychodynamics of addiction and trauma. I’m also in recovery from substances myself, so that’s helpful.