Is group therapy worth it?

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With my ongoing situation and problem right now, I often wonder if people like myself or in general who may be withdrawn from society ever ponder the idea of going to a place and sitting down with complete strangers face to face, to listen to each other's problems and try to understand them more as we go, and try to help eachother.

 

and I would really like to know if places where group therapy take place often have a strict policy where opinions and views are frowned upon by the group leader to keep what they may call "politics" or "conspiracy theories" out of the discussion in relation to mental health, which is somewhat understandable when it comes to politics, but still.

 

maybe it's just what we need, (Without arguing) to explore and rip out the demons that divide us. Without being told to shut up out of fear that we might be making someone else uncomfortable.

 

Imagine a bunch of people from all different religions and cultures talking to other cultures and different races in the same room about how they feel, without having fear of offending anyone due to the fact that the meetings themselves would be Purley built around "constructive criticism.." ..as well as the idea of trying to have someone debunk your theory and research, to encourage disagreement, touchy subjects, etc. 

 

Sort of like the episode from Star Trek "Wolf in the Fold" 14th episode, season 2.

the killers will always reveal themselves and their plot.

 

Anyway, aside from that, I'd love to hear more about "group therapy" and if any of you have ever went to one before and your experiences, after thinking about it myself.

 

We all need somebody to talk to, but we also don't need them to prescribe us medications either, which is why I have given up on psychiatry.

 

 

 

 

 

[Mr H]

I have never been to one. But this one I have heard from folks is v good and non judgemental 

 

https://andysmanclub.co.uk/

 

When I was part of the Ishaya monks, the method they prescribed is "buddy up". So essentially you pick someone trust worthy and non judgemental then once a week or month you speak to that person and dump all your mental shit in their ear. Then you do it for someone else.

 

Another method I have used is to write stuff out at end of day with no judgement and burn it and give it to the element of Air to transmute.

 

Very best of luck

[mammal vs. reptile]

Today, so depressed no energy to do anything except sleep and sit. Depression can be managed but hopeless depression is when it gets scary.

 

My theory is depression is negative energy in the aura that needs to be released. In my case, due to victimhood and the emotions associated with it that have yet be completely processed.

 

Mental health is a misnomer, I think, it is actually emotional health and deep healing can only be achieved by feeling the negative emotions that we avoid at all costs due to their intensity.

 

There is no space for positive energy in the aura while holding onto all that negative energy; it is crowding it out.

 

Group therapy will work only if the environment is safe and nonjudgmental and the therapist has healed their own inner child. Unfortunately, you would be very lucky to find a therapist who will not manipulate your feelings.

 

If you could find a group or even a person who could love you unconditionally, that means at your worst, and allow you to be vulnerable, that is what is required to break down the barriers in the mind, I think.

 

If you are like me, you probably feel fundamentally flawed or not good enough somehow, trying to be perfect in order to be rewarded with the love you are not receiving. Unconditionally unloved children need to realise it is okay to just be: ugly, stupid, crazy, awkward, a failure, and so on. You are good enough just as you are.

 

It all gets overwhelming sometimes. Been reading The Dream, this information always sends me a bit schizophrenic, begin to question what is real and what is not and it can be difficult to stay grounded.

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