<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Why is everyone obsessed with therapy]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Every negative emotion I have, I'm told to go to therapy.</p>
<p dir="auto">Negative emotions are human!</p>
<p dir="auto">Why have we, as a society, grown to fear them?</p>
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<p dir="auto">You don't know what your sister's experience truly was without being her.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://sh.itjust.works/comment/26961336</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://sh.itjust.works/comment/26961336</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[velma@sh.itjust.works]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:18:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Why is everyone obsessed with therapy on Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:18:06 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Therapy is great because we're a social species who live in a world in which we are growing increasingly disconnected from both each other and the world we evolved to live in. It causes our minds a lot of stress and talking to other people about it is a great way to alleviate it.</p>
<p dir="auto">Though I do agree with you that negative emotions are human and that we shouldn't necessarily fear them. Sometimes you'll be in situations where you'll be uncomfortable and upset, and you're going to experience things you don't like or you'll have to do things you don't want to do. That's part of the human experience and dealing with it is an important life skill to learn, especially for children.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25359798</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25359798</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[cattywampas@lemmy.world]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:18:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Why is everyone obsessed with therapy on Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:17:04 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">It's true, but I see more people going to therapy needing more therapy than people who just let time be the proverbial healer.</p>
<p dir="auto">Again, I'm not talking about trauma so grave you actually <em>need</em> therapy to get you out of your funk, like wartime memories or terrible accidents.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://piefed.social/comment/12554996</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://piefed.social/comment/12554996</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[extremedullard@piefed.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:17:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Why is everyone obsessed with therapy on Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:15:51 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">It kind of depends if your negative emotions are grounded in reality or if they're grounded in past trauma/cognitive distortions.</p>
<p dir="auto">The very strong tendency of therapy is to assume the latter despite evidence of the former.</p>
<p dir="auto">Society has completely lost its ability to deal with any personal/spiritual/psychological/social issues outside the context of professional talk therapy.</p>
<p dir="auto">Let me introduce you to toxic positivity:</p>
<p dir="auto"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxic_positivity" rel="nofollow ugc">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxic_positivity</a></p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://sh.itjust.works/comment/26961294</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://sh.itjust.works/comment/26961294</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:15:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Why is everyone obsessed with therapy on Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:15:38 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Why have we, as a society, grown to fear them? - Yes, people have been conditioned to ask are you OK but not actually do anything. We have also as a society become more fluffy and less accepting of anger and frustration which are very valid feelings. But you are expected to just to just go be quiet elsewhere. If you make a scene you are called dramatic/karen etc.</p>
<p dir="auto">I think its great we can talk about feelings, and let them out, we as a society have absolutely gotten better at being able to express...(if politely) but in terms of help and support when fixing that's a bit lacking.</p>
<p dir="auto">The therapy thing seems a very USA/entitled thing, just pay to have it fixed. Most don't have that luxury. But the bottom line is you may need to work on how you handle things. I know its easily said but anger and resentment can be used to fuel you to do good. Just remember there are people who care, even if its just another internet buddy.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://piefed.social/comment/12554976</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://piefed.social/comment/12554976</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[cherry@piefed.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:15:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Why is everyone obsessed with therapy on Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:13:45 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">It depends on <em>how</em> you manage those negative emotions. Not that you are having negative emotions.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://sh.itjust.works/comment/26961270</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://sh.itjust.works/comment/26961270</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[velma@sh.itjust.works]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:13:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Why is everyone obsessed with therapy on Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:13:25 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Even siblings in the same household can have wildly different experiences with their parents.</p>
<p dir="auto">Correlation and causation shouldn't be confused for the other.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://sh.itjust.works/comment/26961264</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://sh.itjust.works/comment/26961264</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[velma@sh.itjust.works]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:13:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Why is everyone obsessed with therapy on Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:12:25 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Probably do to the outsized amount of harm those emotions can create when we don't know how to deal with them effectively.</p>
<p dir="auto">Therapists are a major source of learning why, when, how these emotions come up and give you techniques to deal with them.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.ca/comment/24883092</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.ca/comment/24883092</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[hikingvet@lemmy.ca]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:12:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Why is everyone obsessed with therapy on Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:10:53 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Negative emotions are human but some people need help to learn to handle them in healthy ways.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://piefed.zip/comment/6663441</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://piefed.zip/comment/6663441</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[callmeal@piefed.zip]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:10:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Why is everyone obsessed with therapy on Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:10:51 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">My sister went to therapy all her life. I never did.</p>
<p dir="auto">I may be wrong, but here's my theory: she and I went through the same hardship: I allowed time to let the memory fade away in my brain (it wasn't PTSD-inducing hardship, mind you) but her therapist never let her forget. And now decades later, she's all kinds of messed up and I'm not.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://piefed.social/comment/12554932</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://piefed.social/comment/12554932</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[extremedullard@piefed.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:10:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Why is everyone obsessed with therapy on Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:08:26 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Sounds like something you should talk over with a therapist.</p>
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