Posted by alexandra_k on August 3, 2013, at 14:58:41
In reply to Re: do you think of therapy as having a goal?, posted by Dr. Bob on August 3, 2013, at 0:00:32
usually it does have a goal. dictated by some combination of funding agencies and the therapists theoretical orientation. these not only require that there be goals but delineate the limits of what goals are regarded to be legitimate.
see... therapy can't be 'just to chat'. because there are lots of lonely people in the world you could just chat to. you could chat to your local librarian about how to use the computers in the library or what book you might like to read (they are so scared of their jobs being phased out they are DYING to be helpful). you could go to tech and chat to someone about what course of study might be good for you to do (every person you talk to will give you the name of at least 10 other people that they think you might like to go and talk to next). you could go talk to different banks about investment options (you know, in case you won the lottery). you could go and chat to your local member of parliament about people littering. and so on... lifeline volunteers will chat to (or at) you for free. you could pick a phone number from the book and give the number a try and you will probably find someone at the other end who will chat to you for a bit. one of my mates got evicted once (long story, we were 16) and she managed to rack up a phone bill before she left by phoning random people all around the country and... chatting to them.
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