I'm a little confused. It looks like "refusing therapy" is being equated with "refusing help." Here's my experience with therapy: you spend a lot of time trying to find someone within driving distance that you can see without messing up your work schedule, and you shell out big bucks you can't afford. You finally dig in and one of three things happen: 1. The therapist tells you very inappropriate things (i.e. that your sexuality is the problem) 2. The therapist is a perfectly fine human being, but you just don't click. 3. You get some marginal value out of it, but not worth the cost of continuing for more than a few months.
I don't doubt that there are some therapists out there that could help me alot, but I don't feel like the odds of me finding that person are great.
some people who refuse theropy think they are well but in actuallity they are not. or they are scared of what others say or will think.
being ill is a life long strugle it has to be pushed gentally along not forced apon.
i know i hate when i am forced to do things like speak to a crack pot i called the theropist but actually the theropist are there to help and some people don't want the opions of others to influence them to quit something they want to do or it could become a pain in the rear end. or they are just pain lazy to do so . other then that who knows why people refuse help or theropy.it is all up to the person and why they will not go . i know mine is a fear of being not believed and placed in the mental ward of the local hospital for a month or so. but who really knows
I had to stop going to therapy. It was hurting me too much and with no positive gains. From November 2008 to present, I've seen about 13 therapists, and only one I would give a 6 out of 10 to.
Kristy Some people think they are well, and they are not. Well, I think I am well despite what the doctors say. I guess that's me. I don't have any regrets leaving therapy. I wish people promoted the alternatives to psychologists and psychiatrists. Even now, I barely know what else is out there. Aroma therapy didn't work tho.
However, therapy helps certain people. and to them I encourage them to continue it fully.
one thing I missed was.....this should not be called refusing help
Therapy doesn't always help people. Some people, like myself, are better off outside of therapy.
So in reality, the term receiving help is purely subjective. But most people in the medical field only promote the angle that there is one right answer for everything. Their Way! That is something I will not accept. If you find that you are better off coping with issues on your own, more power to ya.
Other side: if you feel you cannot find a positive solution to life's problems, then maybe therapy will "help" you. But like I said, it is different for every person.
Refusing help?
Posted - 06/10/2006 : 10:03:10
