So this is a bit of a random topic- but it's been on my mind all day and I've wanted to write about it, so I'm going to take the time and lay out my thoughts here. I'm hitting on a kind of rough topic, so bare with me.
In the past, I've used quotes about how you cannot help someone who doesn't want to get better- how you can try and try to save them, but no matter how much effort you put in... they'll still fall into the abyss because they themselves didn't want the help. I think that this particularly rings true for people with therapists. When you see a therapist, it is on you to tell them everything. They're there to help you, it's their profession to handle whatever problems you may throw at them. However, if you aren't telling your therapist everything, they won't be able to fully help you- in fact, by giving them information that you've picked and chosen, they may make your situation worse un-knowingly. I feel like most people go into therapy with the intent of getting better... but also thinking that they know everything about themselves. They think they know their own problems, so instead of telling their therapist everything... they focus only on what they believe to be the problem (even though there may be far more underlying problems). Due to misconstrued information, I strongly believe many people are misdiagnosed. The scary thing about misdiagnosis is that you can be put on some really strong and addicting medications to treat something you may not even have... simply because you didn't tell the trained professional everything. This being said, if you sincerely do not wish to get better, even a psychologist cannot help you. If you don't tell the person everything, chances are you will be misdiagnosed... and that can screw you up for life. Please be honest with your therapist. - Maddie
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