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SABR (and anyone else who isn't feelin right): consider seeing a therapist.
As a former therapist, I can say this: it works (*).
If people complain about their knee hurting for weeks and weeks, we wouldn't tell them to suck it up, drop down in stakes, or even avoid the casino, we'd say: *get an appointment with a doctor*... if your tooth hurts, *go see a dentist*. (by the way - yes, I do appreciate that a poker pro's job might be contributing to stress... but if a surgeon is both depressed and hyper stressed by his job, we wouldn't say, 'try being a nurse for awhile, maybe that will help'... we'd say 'go see a professional for depression'. Also, it is true that some people will have to change jobs/careers to be happy. But try treatment first. A depressed poker player will probably be a depressed banker/insurance salesman/social worker/etc).
Depression is a defined, diagnose-able condition. Treatment helps.
(*) It works (to some degree) nearly 100% of the time if two things are true: the 'client' comes in open-minded and with motivation to change (i.e. not just going through the motions cuz their spouse/others made them come to counseling), and the client and therapist have a decent connection.
Those 2 things, IMO, are vastly more important than the type of therapy employed (**), or the experience/skill level of the therapist. (but some (thankfully low percentage of) therapists are complete loons, unfortunately. If you get one of those, try again
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(**) But some version of CBT (cognitive behavioral) or ACT (acceptance and commitment therapy) are endorsed by me.
Peace
As a former therapist, I can say this: it works (*).
If people complain about their knee hurting for weeks and weeks, we wouldn't tell them to suck it up, drop down in stakes, or even avoid the casino, we'd say: *get an appointment with a doctor*... if your tooth hurts, *go see a dentist*. (by the way - yes, I do appreciate that a poker pro's job might be contributing to stress... but if a surgeon is both depressed and hyper stressed by his job, we wouldn't say, 'try being a nurse for awhile, maybe that will help'... we'd say 'go see a professional for depression'. Also, it is true that some people will have to change jobs/careers to be happy. But try treatment first. A depressed poker player will probably be a depressed banker/insurance salesman/social worker/etc).
Depression is a defined, diagnose-able condition. Treatment helps.
(*) It works (to some degree) nearly 100% of the time if two things are true: the 'client' comes in open-minded and with motivation to change (i.e. not just going through the motions cuz their spouse/others made them come to counseling), and the client and therapist have a decent connection.
Those 2 things, IMO, are vastly more important than the type of therapy employed (**), or the experience/skill level of the therapist. (but some (thankfully low percentage of) therapists are complete loons, unfortunately. If you get one of those, try again
)(**) But some version of CBT (cognitive behavioral) or ACT (acceptance and commitment therapy) are endorsed by me.
Peace
03-19-2019
, 01:05 PM
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1) I believe science actually knows about 2% of what goes on upstairs. So there's no credential you can have that will make me trust you with my brain.
2) There is a perverse profit motive to extend therapy needlessly or sell drugs.
3) I don't see a whole lot of difference between psychiatry and drug dealers
4) Most people are depressed because they are ass holes. What they really need is a friend. But they can't make a friend because they're ass holes. So they hire one, and it makes them feel better. A hooker is half the price and 5x more effective.
5) The DSM V has a diagnosis for 75% of the population. So what what is normal anyway?
Once upon a time 4,000 kids a year were diagnosed with ADD. Then Ritalin was invented and the next year 400,000 kids got it. Who in the world would trust that?
Once upon a time, people who couldn't control their eating habits were called fat slobs. Then they invented a pill that makes food taste like ****. Then, when the DSM got revised to version V, they added a diagnosis for "binge eating". And advertising for the ****-taste-pill were everywhere.
Let's call psychology what it is.....it's a a fringe branch of science that's being weaponized by the progressive left in order to create an unchecked, unelected body of "experts" that gets to decide who can and can't have guns.
2) There is a perverse profit motive to extend therapy needlessly or sell drugs.
3) I don't see a whole lot of difference between psychiatry and drug dealers
4) Most people are depressed because they are ass holes. What they really need is a friend. But they can't make a friend because they're ass holes. So they hire one, and it makes them feel better. A hooker is half the price and 5x more effective.
5) The DSM V has a diagnosis for 75% of the population. So what what is normal anyway?
Once upon a time 4,000 kids a year were diagnosed with ADD. Then Ritalin was invented and the next year 400,000 kids got it. Who in the world would trust that?
Once upon a time, people who couldn't control their eating habits were called fat slobs. Then they invented a pill that makes food taste like ****. Then, when the DSM got revised to version V, they added a diagnosis for "binge eating". And advertising for the ****-taste-pill were everywhere.
Let's call psychology what it is.....it's a a fringe branch of science that's being weaponized by the progressive left in order to create an unchecked, unelected body of "experts" that gets to decide who can and can't have guns.
