The best advice and harshest comments from a psychotherapist

Recently, a Reddit user asked the group: What is something your therapist said to you that you will never forget? With many honest answers from people who have received or are currently receiving psychological help, an exciting clue emerges.

The following comments and tips come from personal conversations with the therapist and are tailored specifically to his patients. Still, they should make you think.

Patient stories can sometimes be disturbing.

A therapist once told me, “You don't have to solve everything at once. Just start somewhere.” This helped me let go of the pressure to be perfect and focus on taking small steps. This makes bigger problems less overwhelming.

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«You always want to please everyone. You are alone – when will it be your turn? “

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“Depression isn't necessarily about sadness or a lack of happiness. It can also come in the form of unresolved anger.” This made me re-examine a lot of issues I wanted to address.

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“You're there for other people because no one's there for you and you don't want other people to feel that pain.”

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“There's a difference between 'I don't want to live anymore' and 'I don't want to live like this anymore'” – Yes, Ms. King, you're right, I'm still here.

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«The child who was never loved or acknowledged is still waiting. Not to your parents, but to yourself. You are now the “parent” of this child. Would you ignore it, not love it, not appreciate it, not think it was worth it? You decide whether it's to thrive or survive. Your parents abandoned you. Would you do the same? “

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My therapist asked me if there was anything in my life that I no longer felt comfortable with. I told her I wanted to study law, but that was no longer possible for me. “You know you can still study law, right? No one needs to give you permission,” she said.
I will graduate next May. I doubt she understood the true meaning of that simple statement that day.

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when i [meiner Therapeutin] Telling me that I was sexually abused when I was four years old, I said, “We got caught,” and she interrupted me and said, “He got caught.”
One word changed the sentence and my life.

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“You don’t have to be perfect to be good enough.” This really changed my perspective on myself and my struggles.

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Therapist: “If you were a client of mine as a child, I would definitely call the juvenile welfare office.” Me: “What?” Why? They weren't perfect, but they didn't abuse me. ” Therapist (after a brief pause): “Not all abuse leaves visible bruises. “

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“You have family, they just look different.” I learned to ignore my blood relatives and call my friends my chosen family. I have the best family now 🙂

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This is something that resonates with me [den Problemen mit] Helped my mother. My therapist said, “Just because she says it doesn't mean it's true.” That set me free.

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“You can’t light yourself on fire to keep someone else warm.”

(Original text: “You can't light yourself on fire to keep someone else warm”), IamJackstinynipples

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Do you think you can’t handle a personal crisis on your own? You don't have to either. Ask for help.

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Do you have any examples of your own you’d like to tell us about? The comments section is open to you.

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