In my experience the formal "Psychotherapist" or "Clinical" Psychologist - whilst not a poisoner nor a jailor - is almost equally criminal and potentially damaging as the Psychiatrist.
Psychotherapy too is not just a "Myth" as Szasz diplomatically inferred with his 1988 title - "The Myth of Psychotherapy" - but also a lie and potentially a crime - like its ally "Psychiatry". Still at least they won't poison, torture or imprison you. I am shocked however at their lack of vocal opposition to such things - to say the least.
To be conciliatory, REBT - the originator of CBT - as an example of a "psychotherapy" - is a very sound filosofy of life. IMO. And that is a point - it is simply an opinion really. And hence should never ever be imposed.
I personally feel the need for "therapy", "counselling" or "advice" to recover from the crimes comitted against me by people who are at least supposed to be helping me. Tragic!
And of course what I really want and need - what we all need really - is love and compassion. Also - not available from "therapists".
NOTA BENE: "Therapy" as a concept and a word can only really be PHYSICAL by the way; and applied to physical activity only! This is important.
Hence the piece of language "psycotherapy" like my old enemy "psychopathology" is practically criminal.
"Psychopathology" as a piece of language alone - let alone an "activity" - in particular is totally wicked and immoral.
..................... t.b.c.
Setting oneself up as a "therapist" or "psychotherapist" and even charging money for it, implies that one has some kind of SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE or SKILL that enables you and hence your "client" to deal with life - as we all have to - in some kind of superior way.
Is that really the case?
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21.11.18.
What I have written above - which I am led to believe has been read by 17 people - is FAR TOO HARSH.
"Far too harsh" is also a description of the "mental health system" which is what I was being ravaged by when I wrote most of this blog. In spite of this, I am quite happy with the blog overall.
Therapy and / or counselling CAN OF COURSE HELP. They can be vital.
A point to be made is that just a friendly chat with psychological insights is very helpful and all that therapy should be basically.
I am once again all the way with Szasz and his views on the subject as expressed in "The Myth of Psychotherapy".
I also point to his argument for developing what he called Iatrologic - or the art of healing words!
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To be conciliatory, REBT - the originator of CBT - as an example of a "psychotherapy" - is a very sound filosofy of life. IMO. And that is a point - it is simply an opinion really. And hence should never ever be imposed.
I personally feel the need for "therapy", "counselling" or "advice" to recover from the crimes comitted against me by people who are at least supposed to be helping me. Tragic!
And of course what I really want and need - what we all need really - is love and compassion. Also - not available from "therapists".
NOTA BENE: "Therapy" as a concept and a word can only really be PHYSICAL by the way; and applied to physical activity only! This is important.
Hence the piece of language "psycotherapy" like my old enemy "psychopathology" is practically criminal.
"Psychopathology" as a piece of language alone - let alone an "activity" - in particular is totally wicked and immoral.
..................... t.b.c.
Setting oneself up as a "therapist" or "psychotherapist" and even charging money for it, implies that one has some kind of SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE or SKILL that enables you and hence your "client" to deal with life - as we all have to - in some kind of superior way.
Is that really the case?
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21.11.18.
What I have written above - which I am led to believe has been read by 17 people - is FAR TOO HARSH.
"Far too harsh" is also a description of the "mental health system" which is what I was being ravaged by when I wrote most of this blog. In spite of this, I am quite happy with the blog overall.
Therapy and / or counselling CAN OF COURSE HELP. They can be vital.
A point to be made is that just a friendly chat with psychological insights is very helpful and all that therapy should be basically.
I am once again all the way with Szasz and his views on the subject as expressed in "The Myth of Psychotherapy".
I also point to his argument for developing what he called Iatrologic - or the art of healing words!
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