Psychologists

[Azunite]

Do you think they are useful? Do they really restrain you from your depressional pain or they are simply a waste of time and money ( and money, money money... )

[ImCoolBeans]

Well I guess I'll find out soon.

I think it's worth a shot, but I don't know how effective they will be. I think it might be nice to spill some things to somebody who is just going to listen and give you some feedback you need to hear. But is it worth the money? Maybe, maybe not.

[Gigablue]

Speaking from personal experience, I believe that they are useful. Their effectiveness depends on the psychologist and the disorder that they are treating. It is also helpful to have someone who listens to you and offers you advice.

[Telkanis]

I've never tried one but I don't like talking to people about my problems. I just deal with them myself. I think I'd have to get over that first.

[Neverender]

Well they don't waste my money, money, money because Canada has Universal Healthcare and I don't pay income tax.


Anyways, I've been to two. One of them recommended starving me when I was 8 years old (Apparently she thought I was a typical 8 year old and not one with comparable mental faculties to an average 30 year old, I was not pleased with her)

I don't like Psychologists, but they're sometimes useful.

[kenoloor]

I've been to at least ten or eleven in my lifetime. Even my parents don't remember the exact number. They helped temporarily; but I'm still royally fucked up, so no, they did not help me in the long run at all.

[Cicero]

Psychologists are there to help you with mental problems, I've been to some and I will soon be going to a therapist in a few months. Say, your parents believe you have ADHD, over the course of 1-2 months, the psychologists will ask you certain questions, and will examine your behavior. When they are done, and if they believe you have ADHD that's serious enough for medication they will prescribe you medication.

If your someone who has social problems/etc seeing a therapist is the best solution. They are there to listen to your issues and give you expert advice.

For some they do help in the long run, for others they need to consistently see a psychologist.

I believe it's not a waste of money.

[Listed MIA]

i saw a psychologist - at least i think thats who they were, when i was about 10. they screened me for ADD, ODD and another thing which i can't remember. they failed to notice two huge things about me which would have explained the way i was at the time. so it was pretty much useless.

i see a psychologist now, for self harm and other stuff. i find her... kind of annoying i suppose. it annoys me that she never tells me what i'm supposed to do, she's always like: how did you feel about that? why do you think you felt that way? (well if i knew i wouldn't be there would i???) if i say anything it seems like she just says it back to me in different words. i mostly don't want to be there so i don't think i can really give an objective view.

some people must find it useful though.

[Skeptical Bear]

I think it depends on the person and their cooperation. And even if they do cooperate, it might not work. But I for one, would never open up to one. My mom and sister think I should go to one but that won't make me say a thing.

[Noirtier]

In all honesty it depends on the psychologist. I went to one for years who helped immensely, and I found it totally worth the money. Then I have seen others who were most definitely NOT worth the money. I got lucky with the first one I guess

[Jean Poutine]

Apparently she thought I was a typical 8 year old and not one with comparable mental facilities to an average 30 year old

lol+

[Neverender]

lol+

Typo LOL


I think that's the definition of Irony.

[Iris]

Do you think they are useful?

'Psychologists' is a really big word to throw around. There are loads of different types of psychologists, including biopsychologists, social psychologists, school psychologists, forensic psychology, personalty psychologists, industrial-organizational psychologists, developmental psychologists and yes, clinical psychologists. They are all useful, from reorganizing an office setting to boost productivity to researching the major emotional changes from age 7-12. People tend to assume that psychologists work with minds that have been fucked up, but really they don't discriminate like that.


Do they really restrain you from your depressional pain or they are simply a waste of time and money ( and money, money money... )

I wish I still had my psych textbook because there was a study about this that I can't find anywhere online, but yes, psychotherapy can help with depression, as well as a variety of other mental illnesses and disorders. They help the sufferer to become more self-aware, to understand what he/she's doing, why, and how he/she can change that. They can provide a listening ear to give a sufferer a safe place to vent with someone who is on their side. They help feelings of loneliness and isolation, by simply being there. They can provide useful advice and tips from their great knowledge of the human mind. And this is only a basic overview, because there are shitloads of types of psychotherapy as well, with different focuses on different areas. A cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist can help depression by changing a person's way of thinking about things, as studies show (and it's kind of obvious, really) that depressives trap themselves in a cycle of depression, and it's often hard for them to realize that without someone pointing it out. A psychoanalytic or psychodynamic psychotherapist can dig deep into a sufferer's unconscious to find stressful events in the sufferer's past that can be causing the depression, and help the sufferer resolve those issues. A humanistic psychotherapist will listen and empathize, to help a sufferer get out all his/her feelings to a caring and genuine listener. And even within these basic forms of therapy there are various different approaches. It's really impossible to say psychotherapy doesn't work, unless you've tried them all with a valid psychotherapist. As for the expense, there's always group therapy to consider.

From my personal experiences, I went to my first therapist only once; I disliked her immediately and knew that there's no way she could help me if I already kind of hated her. I was with my second psychotherapist for about a year, she was ok. She has a humanistic approach, I think. Then I went to another therapist, who was an annoying dick. And finally, I now go to a cognitive-behavioral therapist, who I really like and who's been giving me actual solutions I only need the courage to implement.

so yeah, psychologists are useful.

[ShatteredWings]

Honestly, no. I think most of them are full-of-shit pill-pushers who don't actually give a fuck about their 'clients' (not even patients. srsly...)

[ImCoolBeans]

Honestly, no. I think most of them are full-of-shit pill-pushers who don't actually give a fuck about their 'clients' (not even patients. srsly...)

Those would be psychiatrists. They can prescribe medication, a psychologist cannot.

[ShatteredWings]

^^ But they refer you to see a psychatrist or MD to get pills.
Also I really think they haven't picked up a DSM since it was on adt. 2 sometimes...

[Drews]

I personally would never use one. I'm kind of good with helping myself and others out. But i mean they generally know what to say and how to help you. So if you really need help i guess they always know the right thing to say. Just my opinion