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bucolic_frolic

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3. I'm gonna throw this out there at face value

Thu Dec 7, 2023, 10:40 AM

Dec 2023

"worsening symptoms".

Are they there to make you well, or to make you dependent on them? There are so many types of therapy, many different orientations to psychology, several levels of psychology professionals. Do they sort patients to an appropriate venue? No. It's hit or miss, try this, try that. Younger professionals are not as well trained as they were 40 years ago, and not just because they lack experience.

Things are not going well? No one wants to hear this. Psychology and its practitioners are part of the reason. They are not Brain Gods, though some think they are. And the system, if there even is a system, for finding good care suited to the individual, is broken, faltering, overwhelmed, or nonexistent.

'I've seen the enemy and the enemy is us.'

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Psychologists Can't Meet Growing Demand For Mental Health Care, Long Waitlists: NPR [View all] appalachiablue Dec 2023 OP

The waiting times for child sexual abuse counseling are especially long. barbaraann Dec 2023 #1

That is awful, tx for adding this article. appalachiablue Dec 2023 #2

You're welcome. barbaraann Dec 2023 #5

I'm gonna throw this out there at face value bucolic_frolic Dec 2023 #3

It's a complex area for sure, if you can find a good appalachiablue Dec 2023 #4

Hear Hear! OldBaldy1701E Dec 2023 #6