I've noticed this too. Like you, I hate expressing the idea that therapy is "over prescribed", lest someone with real issues put off not going... but man, people over complicate things.
Knew someone that went to therapy b/c they constantly thought the world would end any second. Why? Because they kept going on reddit/the internet where every top comment is "the world will end soon." They would talk about their "progress" and all sorts of techniques. Their life seemingly revolved around their new problem to the point you didn't want to hang out with them very long because it would come back to their issues. IMO, the "cure" to this problem is talking a long walk in a park or downtown and get the hell off the internet. Out of curiosity, I just checked and they're still posting... latest posts are about monkeypox and how it will kill hundreds of thousands... sad to see.
The world ending would be less treacherous than living each day with the fear of it. Yeah, the cure is just to live in the moment. This is a coping technique. Kids need to be taught this stuff in school.
Yep! It just wasn't healthy at all. I hate the saying "touch grass" but damn if it actually wasn't the fix for this person. As a friend, I wish I could drag them outside and say we're just gonna sit here and people watch.
They visit that r/news subreddit and find the worst articles about conflicts, disease and disaster... its like dude just close the laptop! Frustrates me. You do not need to "identify and label triggering content" you need to get out!
Knew someone that went to therapy b/c they constantly thought the world would end any second. Why? Because they kept going on reddit/the internet where every top comment is "the world will end soon." They would talk about their "progress" and all sorts of techniques. Their life seemingly revolved around their new problem to the point you didn't want to hang out with them very long because it would come back to their issues. IMO, the "cure" to this problem is talking a long walk in a park or downtown and get the hell off the internet. Out of curiosity, I just checked and they're still posting... latest posts are about monkeypox and how it will kill hundreds of thousands... sad to see.