Is Depression/Annnxiety from the Bullshit You Experience or are You Prone to it?

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P.S. it's also my belief that the efficacy of therapy is significantly affected by the attitude of the patient (ie. a patient who doesn't see value in therapy and doesn't put in the work isn't going to benefit from it).

Absolutely. To gain any benefit, you need to commit to trying. Even if what gets suggested seems dumb, and does nothing at all to begin with, you have to persist. Of course there is no guarantee any particular therapy will work, but if you write it off without trying, then it certainly won't.

When I was first introduced to cognitive behaviour therapy, my reaction was that it was bollocks. It wouldn't help me. It was stupid, and obviously I'd "tried that already". But despite my preconceptions, I put all my effort into it. I'm so glad I did, because it saved me.