The problem with the stigma attached to therapy of any kind is that people don’t realize that the person in need is actually ill. There’s a saying in yiddish, if meshuga would hurt, he’d be screaming in the streets. Truth is that sometimes it does get that bad and then it’s quite late. Kind of like stage 4 cancer. Post partum depression syndrome is an age old problem which immediate therapy would help fairly quick too. Many young children can receive behavioral change therapy instead of taking various ADHD etc drugs. Job related stress and tension can be alleviated through therapy. So many types of problems and issues can be treated effectively and often quickly, yet are not because of the stigma attached to any therapy. And this stigma won’t change any time soon. Too bad.
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