I think part of the problem is that making therapy useful requires a certain level of understanding on the patient's behalf, too. You have to know how it will work for you, and you also have to know its limitations. If you go in with unrealistic expectations, you're certainly going to be disappointed. I've never tried CBT, because I was also skeptical of that. I have, however, had many, many years in what I guess would be classified as "talk therapy," which is really only useful for getting you to process and reflect upon what is going on in your life. I imagine it varies greatly between person to person as to how much value doing that is going to have, but I find it very useful.
Also, the quality of the therapist varies greatly, and quite frankly, some of them are entirely useless. It's quite possible that if a person isn't benefitting from therapy that the problem lies with the therapist, not the therapy itself.
Also, the quality of the therapist varies greatly, and quite frankly, some of them are entirely useless. It's quite possible that if a person isn't benefitting from therapy that the problem lies with the therapist, not the therapy itself.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
