Psychotherapy

Wilson framed the cost of therapy as a long-term investment that can yield confidence and well-being after several years.

“if you look at it as a long-term investment, if three to five years later, all of a sudden you have renewed confidence and belief in yourself and well-being and an open mind”

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Wilson attributed resistance to therapy to fear and denial, and to a dislike of being confronted about one's patterns.

“Fear and denial. I think that they're afraid to face challenges that they might be having. And I think they're in denial about challenges”

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Wilson argued that people's resistance to devoting fifty minutes a week to therapy is irrational given the potential benefits.

“Why would you not take 50 of these 60-second minutes, 50 of them, that's all, to therapy? To deepen yourself, to learn how to break patterns, to process trauma”

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Wilson said he started therapy at 23 or 24 while depressed and using drugs, paying $5 a session under an NYU student plan.

“I was doing a lot of drugs and I couldn't get out of bed in the morning and I fortunately I was still under the covered under the NYU plan so I paid like $5 to go to a therapist”

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Cooper argues that people avoid examining childhood because they fear opening a wound that will not close, but that understanding the root is necessary to change behavior.

“To know the root of the problem is to know how to actually change it”

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Cooper disclaims clinical expertise and calls therapy the most important step, while offering research-based suggestions for those who cannot access it.

“I obviously am not in any way clarified to then give advice on the next steps and therapy truly for this is the most important gift that you could ever give yourself”

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Rush describes a fellow soldier at West Point running back to embrace him outside the therapist's office, which changed his attitude toward therapy.

“all of a sudden he runs back down to me and he sees me and he looks at me and we just stopped”

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Cohen argued that people are conditioned from a young age not to address their emotions in order to fit in, which makes therapy feel unnatural.

“I believe that we are taught from a very young age not to address problems. whatever emotion or issue that is going on with us so that we fit in”

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Bialik said she began therapy at about 17, has been with the same therapist for 20 years, and cannot function without it.

“For me, I cannot function without therapy. I can't. I can't and I don't”

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Diaz says he struggled with his mental health after moving to New Jersey and sought therapy, which helped him.

“six years ago, I was struggling with mental health. Signed up and spoke to a therapist”

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Sexton recommends confiding in a therapist, one trusted friend and a lawyer rather than social media, group chats or children.

“Not social media. Run screaming from social media. Don't lean on the group chat. Do not lean on your kids at any age”

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Vaynerchuk recommends spending money on therapy rather than on material goods used to mask pain.

“Instead of buying dumb shit to cover up your hurt, why don't you go invest it into therapy?”

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Kiser says the grief care farm's professionals were there not to heal her but to give her tools, teaching her the pain would only become more manageable.

“They're not there to heal you. Nothing's going to be able to heal you. They're there so that they can teach you the best tools”

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Sherman recounts that her Jungian dream analyst interpreted pooping in a dream as embarrassment about putting work out.

“my Jungian dream analyst at the time said that when you poop in a dream, grouse, it's like you're putting work out there and you're embarrassed”

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Haywood says he began therapy about 42 years ago and urged other players to try it.

“When I started going into therapy like 42 years ago, everybody, I was excited, man”

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Hunt says he first went to therapy after reading Sideshow, using teletherapy while traveling.

“I didn't go to therapy the first time until I read the book through the first time. And I realized that I need help”

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