Therapy who’s in it and who’s not?

[SmilingJack]

Im not against it if I felt I needed it. My life is pretty good right now in that im content with what I have. I have good relationships with my kids and feel they have a good grasp on social media and I think I have taught them to not trust nor distrust the media but to verify, understanding that often they are only getting parts of the story. I can’t understand why highly educated people allow the toxicity of politics to ruin friendships or family relationships. My life improved greatly when I learned to turn politics off and quit allowing the media to manipulate my feelings. A lot of anger I felt due to politics went away when I put myself in control rather than ceding control to the media.

One of the posts in this thread made me think of the last episode of Landman when Tommy was giving his son advice on how to fix things with his girlfriend and advice on women in general. I thought based on some of my experiences with women that it was great advice.

Im supportive of people getting whatever help they need from whomever is effective in helping them. Im almost positive I could fix many people on here if they would just accept what I tell them

Sorry I responded to the wrong post

 

[Centerpiece]

It seems to be a recurring theme with everyone that previous traumatic shit never just allows us to “Get over it!” (Think PTSD). Which is what society and ourselves tend to tell us. Don’t know what that little 9-10 year old went through but he’s no doubt still protecting you! I suspect it’s time for you to take care of him by dealing with that shit and letting him go back to being a child? That’s what happened with me but you should do both/all of you a favor and give it a shot!

My trauma from back then just made me appreciate loyalty and fidelity and being honest in relationships. All good stuff as an adult.
I think those coping skills have helped me stick and stay with a wonderful person who is battling much worse demons than I.

If anything, maybe couples counselling for more coping skills.

 

[UNCatTech]

Im supportive of people getting whatever help they need from whomever is effective in helping them. Im almost positive I could fix many people on here if they would just accept what I tell them

This sounds like an ex friend of mine, he'd break our his Bible and tell everyone how to fix everything.

His sister committed suicide, he claimed it was because she was possessed. I do not know what happened after his wife left him and his family fell apart.

He was a big reason I stopped going to church.

I'm not saying you are like him, just that paragraph reads like something he would say.

As for the statements about social media, my issues started long before smart phones. I've been on this journey my entire life. It just seems that new challenges find me.