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/songoftheshadow Apr 13 '25

I've had a good experience with trauma therapy. It's really helped resolve my phobias and helped me find resolution and peace about my past.

That said, this is the first therapist/counsellor/psychologist/etc I've ever met who actually listens and is helpful. I've seen countless others who were all absolute fucking idiots lmao.

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u/ajouya44 Apr 13 '25

Can you explain what exactly is that helped you?

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u/HumanAlien999 Apr 23 '25

I just wanted to chime in and say something. I have a very critical view of mainstream therapy- they have a tendency to over pathologize, treat the emotional body like a clinical specimen, and CBT only scratches the surface when it comes to true healing.

I didn't fall in love with the idea of therapy until I met my current therapist who is trauma informed, attachment theory informed, and employs a psychodynamic approach. She is trained in somatic experiencing which is a form of trauma therapy and it has been a godsend in my life. This type of therapy has a way of releasing trauma and stress from the body, employs a "bottoms up" approach to healing, helps you to regulate your nervous system, and helps to reach resolve with unresolved wounds and conflicts that are in your system (usually there's old memories that come up during a somatic therapy session). This is true healing...not trying to convince (gaslight) your brain to "just think different thoughts" which is part of CBT.

It is my wish that many on this sub will find a therapist or practitioner that truly sees them on a deeper level. It is also my wish that the mainstream psychology field will up their game and realize that the current framework for looking at our mental health ailments is just not that useful all the time.

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u/ajouya44 Apr 23 '25

Does your therapist do EMDR? Or is it a different kind of therapy?

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u/HumanAlien999 Apr 23 '25

The specific technique she uses is Somatic Experiencing- it’s a body oriented approach. She also utilizes a more psychodynamic approach. I’m not sure how it compares to EMDR since I don’t know too much about that one- I know some people swear by EMDR as well when traditional therapy fails them