Comments on: Good Therapy is Imperfect

By: Oliver

Oliver — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:04:23 +0000

It is refreshing to hear that even therapists can admit that what they do is not always operfect. Of course you always want to provide the very best to your patients and their families but things do not always turn out that way. There are times when something looks so good on paper but tends to fizzle out in reality when it is put into practice. Much of that will have to do with how your doctor/patient relationship develops and then how much work the client or the patient is willing to do on his or her own.Many people do not realize that therapy is more than just simply attending a scheduled appointment every week or so. There are things you need to do in everyday life in order to help you improve and get past things. A therapist is a great place to start but it is certainly not the end all and be all. So when things are imperfect there are many contributing factors.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:34:35 +0000

I think that is very true amber. I am still recovering from an accident that has scarred my leg badly. I know I wont admit it and am being very macho about it. It disturbs me whenever someone stares at it on the street if I am in shorts. I went to the supermarket recently and the girl at the till said, “Whateva happened to u” I went bollocks over that at home.

By: amber

amber — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:14:03 +0000

I agree that life is not perfect. If it were, then it would be boring and not unique. I believe you have to want help and therapy in order for it to work. I think deep down than many want the help, but don’t want to admit it or be ridiculed about it.

By: Grace

Grace — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:02:24 +0000

Of course it is imperfect- everything in life is. Just take the good with the bad, learn from it, and make the most of what you learn.

By: Steph

Steph — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:16:44 +0000

Imperfections are what make life and veerything that encompasses that just so interesting. How boring that journey would be without them!

By: neena

neena — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:43:05 +0000

Life is not just black and white, it is the grey shades in between that make life so interesting. It is human nature to appreciate things that come with lot of effort and the more we strive for something the more we value it. Just like we need to keep working at a marriage to keep it going, similarly we must face challenges and imperfections to emerge stronger.

By: jeni

jeni — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:03:29 +0000

As with everything else in life, you must face the good with the bad. The bad therapy, just as bad relationships, make us who we are today. We learn from the bad experiences and sometimes these bad experiences make us stronger. No one or no certain thing is ever perfect, that’s just the fact of life. I believe that everyone who goes through therapy always benefits from it either consciously or subconsciously.

By: Rose

Rose — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:26:06 +0000

Every rose has a thorn. Guess i.e the order of life!!! No reason why therapy shouldnt follow suit. Misleading therapy could be bad though. Its ok to have a bad phase but some therapists do not gauge the problem at all and start of with the wrong treatment.

By: Freda

Freda — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:33:40 +0000

With the good comes the bad i suppose. We all think that once you get into therapy things will be picture perfect but that is not usually the case. There are still hills to climb and mountains to overcome but through it all we will persevere!