Every negative emotion I have, I'm told to go to therapy.

Negative emotions are human!

Why have we, as a society, grown to fear them?

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[–] 7 points 1 month ago (3 children)

That’s only one form of therapy there’s a whole field and multiple disciplines within it, including the stuff you just talked about

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    if they’re grounded in past trauma/cognitive distortions.

    You did.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago*

    "Past trauma" has been around since Freud. "Cognitive distortion" is a term bandied about by CBT, but the concept has existed since people thought about thinking.

    The basics of psychotherapy are extremely stable. Every time I learn about a "new" theory, it is essentially an old theory, repackaged.

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