Brilliant framing of the paradox tbh. The shift from pathologizing everything to actually teaching wellbeing seems so obvious in hindsight, but most therapy still defaults to excavating trauma. I spent years in similiar cycles where every sesssion was about unpacking the past without ever building forward momentum. The Dan Savage quote captures it perfectly too.
Thank you - and to be clear, I do think therapy has a place. But ideally it should also be coupled with building wellbeing & decreasing co-dependence. Glad it resonated with you!
Brilliant framing of the paradox tbh. The shift from pathologizing everything to actually teaching wellbeing seems so obvious in hindsight, but most therapy still defaults to excavating trauma. I spent years in similiar cycles where every sesssion was about unpacking the past without ever building forward momentum. The Dan Savage quote captures it perfectly too.
Thank you - and to be clear, I do think therapy has a place. But ideally it should also be coupled with building wellbeing & decreasing co-dependence. Glad it resonated with you!
This really lands. Building the good stuff is not denial; it is fuel, and without it, resilience collapses into exhaustion.