eli5- why and how does talk therapy work?

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How does saying things out loud help solve anything? How is it different than just thinking about your problems?

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Because you’re bottling up your emotions. You need to express them and get it out your system.

It doesn’t necessarily have to be verbal or with someone else. It can be in a diary, notes app, video recordings, whatever.

It feels good to get it out and for most people, to have someone on the other side listening and offering support.

If you just keep it inside, ignore it, or don’t open yourself to the suggestion of help and support from others, you are setting yourself up for failure. It will eventually rack up and you’ll resort to even more unhealthy coping mechanisms.

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