Is it normal that i think shrinks should not have a profession

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Okay, so I have this little belief. When you go to a shrink, you don't even know the person, and you're telling him/her all about your fucked up or depressing life. just keepin' it real here guys!
I myself think that if you want to talk to someone...make it a family member... because honestly psychiatrists don't know you and you don't know them, so why tell them about what's going on in your life!
I know they're supposed to keep all that stuff confidential, but still. its a stranger.
maybe its just me but I certainly don't like telling a complete stranger what has gone on in my life

I had gone to counselling, and I felt vulnerable because, there I was telling some stranger that I didn't even know what was going on with my life. I don't like feeling vulnerable! mostly I just keep my comments to myself, but any one of you could be completely different.

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  • bananaface
    11 years ago | pl

    I would personally prefer to talk to a stranger, when I get attached to a person, I don't want them to view me negatively or be able to use that information against me in the future.

    Also, I'm doing a course on psychology, and I cannot believe how wrong I and others have been on some things. Honestly, we are so misinformed. If you've got issues you really need to be talking to people who know what they're talking about, sorry but your family will probably not be as useful as a psychologist.

    I personally think people should go to see shrinks more often, I would of thought that somebody who is emotionally detached from your situation would be able to notice things that you've missed.

    Personal preference though:)

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    • Sophie5472
      11 years ago | pl

      the first bit about preferring talking to a stranger, i Can not open myself up to my parents or family at all im too scared of how they would react and if theyd understand but a professional stranger, i find it so much easier they dont "judge" me and they understand it because its there job, when im struggling to explain something they get it they understand it makes it easier for me imo.

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  • ariannel
    11 years ago | pl

    Just because it didn't work for you doesn't mean psychiatrists shouldn't exist. Some people feel better in confiding with strangers or persons with "authority". What I don't agree with is all the drug pushing. That's gotta be toned down, IMO.

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  • joker69676
    9 years ago | pl

    Well, their profession is in that. Theyre 'trained' to help you, to try to work through your problems. They have to study how the human brain works to get a job too. To be emotional- apathetic, and get scientific. And my friend once said, counselors are only there to tell people what they need to do, when people actually know what they need to do, and just dont want to. Because its hard. Or theyre in denial of something they know to be true, and just need someone to explain it, walk then through it, help them. And sometimes you just dont have people around you to turn to.

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  • Dot123
    11 years ago | pl

    They get paid big bucks! They need a job too, and some people don't like talking to family, give them more stress and such. That's the psychologist job, is to listen and help. Not all of them are the same. But if you need motivation or something, I would go see a life coach or a motivation speaker.

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  • Dozis
    11 years ago | pl

    Yeah...they can kind of do that with their accomodating ways. Believe me,you would start hating them as fast as you started loving them.

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  • Energy
    11 years ago | pl

    I would love a psychologist.

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  • nowimsureimsane
    11 years ago | pl

    All that crap they think they knew is just junk from college books.i would never go to one but i have always wanted to screw with ones head and show them whos the master.that would be fun.

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  • icicle11
    11 years ago | pl

    I went to a psychiatrist before and I felt extremely uncomfortable. Much worse, nothing he told me seemed at all relevant or particularly helpful and when it was obvious to him that we weren't getting anywhere he just prescribed medication which didn't help.

    Even though I recognise that there are cases when psychiatrists do good I can also see a lot of cases where they make the mental condition of patients worse or even just prolong the condition.

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