How does talking to a professional about your problems help you in any way? I’ve been in and out of therapy for years and I simply don’t find any use in it. I just tell the therapist about my emotions and my life, they try to be understanding and offer some very basic advice I already knew about. Why is therapy often recommended more than medication and thought of as a better solution when it’s literally just normal discussion that can’t change brain chemistry?
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Speaking from experience, one thing I’ve found that isn’t spoken about enough is emotional dysregulation caused by addictive behaviours or substances. Therapy can only help once the persons brain has enough executive function to regulate their thinking and emotions. Otherwise the brain falls into a cycle of reacting strongly on impulse and therapy strategies can’t really be implemented until some level of self control is reached.
It’s particularly troublesome for hidden addictions as executive function erodes further with each blast of dopamine.
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