Comments on: Adapting Therapy: The Amish

By: Byham

Byham — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:55:15 +0000

Thank You for that post! It’s been a long day and your info just set me right. Now I can see what other good info is out there. Cheers.

By: Louetta

Louetta — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:19:19 +0000

I bet the Amish takes a lot of crap from other people in their society. I know they may dress, act and live differently , but I think they should be able to live their lives just as everyone else. Their people, we are people and I’m sure they have just as many or few problems as we do and they can benefit from therapy.

By: Cammie

Cammie — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:30:31 +0000

Amish are just like us, only they tend to live differently. They need therapy just as anyone else do because they are human and they do have problems just like the rest of us. I’m sure they probably take more crap from people because of how they dress, live, etc.

By: Ingrid

Ingrid — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 21:37:41 +0000

I agree with Brian…YOu have to admire the Amish for their way of living and keeping things simple. We all don’t have the same interests so why should we all live the same way.

By: Dina

Dina — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:18:25 +0000

I often wondered the same think Kelly mentioned. Do the Amish teenagers desire to be on their own, to experience the world and be free? I’m sure many who do and go out to experience the world, end up coming back to a more peaceful place.

By: Wiley

Wiley — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:04:01 +0000

I would personally like to know more about how the Amish live. I have often thought that if we lived as the Amish we wouldn’t have as many problems today is trying to keep up with the Jones’ or freak out when we lose our electric for a couple of hours or days, but now I realize from this article, that they have problems just as we do.

By: Celia

Celia — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:47:19 +0000

I found this very informative. I never knew that the Amish allowed their teenagers to experience life on their own if that was there choice. I can see why Amish teenagers would need therapy… All the uneducated people out there who don’t understand their ways, I can only imagine what they have to go thru in this society

By: Sandra

Sandra — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:35:49 +0000

Are there doctors in the Amish community who are allowed to delve into the realm of offering therapy or is this something that the culture does not believe in or support? Does anyone out there know the answer to this?

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:17:31 +0000

I think all of us love the quaintness of some people. I for one admire the Amish. To be able to live like that in today’s world is an achievement. The peaceful living that is practised like playing hoops is definitely worth all the sophistication of the times.

By: Melinda

Melinda — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:37:51 +0000

I grew up in an area of Pennsylvania when we would often see a lot of Amish families and looking back on it now maybe it would be nice to have a life as peaceful and worry free as what many of them now experience.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:29:14 +0000

Melanie I dont think you really know the Amish well. They are basically peace loving, conservative people. They are very well read and are quite open to allowing their teenagers to experience the world as we know it. They allow that with the hope that they will prefer their way of life to the disorder in the world. I guess freedom does spin anyone’s head especially when you are free all of a sudden from the only way of life known till that point.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:05:16 +0000

From what I undersatnd about the culture the Amish have always been open to allowing their young teens to learn about and experience what we view as a more traditional way of life but always with the hope that they will return to the fold. Maybe there would not be so many problems within the community after all of they were just never given the chance to experience that. They may think that our way of life is bad but you know that especially to a young person deep down inside they are craving some of the freedom that we easily enjoy and that they are not allowed to experience. Or once they have had that chance it is taken away from them again.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:56:23 +0000

I thought it strange too that the Amish are willing to talk about their problems outside their Amish boundaries!! Forcing the younger generation to live within an unrealistic boundary is bad. Even in a strong culture blending is important. I am glad that openness is setting in.

By: Robin

Robin — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:24:07 +0000

At first this sounded a little strange- the Amish need therapy too? I did not know that people in this community would even be open to the concept of receiving therapy. But it must be something that many of their teens need especially after choosing to live like a normal American teen and then choosing to come back into the fold of the community. It must be rather difficult to make that choice to retrun to the Amish way of life after experiencing the many freedoms and technology that so many of us take for granted yet they are not allowed to have access to. It would be very daunting as a teen to learn all about what is really out there to experience but to then have to make the decision to continue to reap the benfits of these things or to return to their families. I think it is probably a healthier choice for them to go back home to parents and siblings because everyone needs that kind of support system but I cannot even imagine how difficult it would be to leave behind the cell phones once again!