Somewhat off topic perhaps, but what exactly does therapy do? Has anyone here had therapy? If so, can they explain how talking to a psychologist cures a medical condition? Is it significantly different from talking to a priest or a faith healer?
> Is it significantly different from talking to a priest or a faith healer? * Faith healers are priests aren't trained in the myriad forms of double blind tested, peer reviewed techniques that can be used to help manage or reduce stress and emotional pain. * Therapists don't just listen. They talk. They make suggestions - ranging from everything from common sense things that may have more weight because they are comi…
You may complain about ignorance, but most people don't visit a therapist, I don't know why you assume everyone should be familiar with it. And then, what kind of therapy is based on science and what isn't? People refer to the treatment from their psychoanalyst, their regression therapist, their hypnotherapist, their chiropractor as therapy too, and these are no more science based than a priest.