Do You Need Therapy? (Dealing With Your Anxiety & Depression)

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🗓️ 11 July 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Many of you call me, wondering if you need professional help for your stress and anxiety, and my answer is frequently, “no.” Why would I say that it's usually not necessary to talk to a therapist? Searching for advice? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:24.0	Many of you call me wondering if you need professional help for your stress or anxiety and my answer is frequently...
0:32.0	No. What? and my answer is frequently no what I'm a psychotherapist why would I say that
0:38.4	because it's often not necessary to talk to a therapist because it's simply not true to believe that all stress is
0:46.4	harmful and that all pain has to be avoided. Some things need to be
0:51.8	endured.
0:54.0	When you're upset or going through a rough patch,
0:57.5	reflexively thinking you need to see a therapist
0:59.9	sort of suggests that you're too fragile to handle life.
1:04.0	It's actually perfectly normal
1:06.3	to go through rough patches, and you can't cure normal.
1:10.0	Sadness is normal.
1:11.8	Worry, normal, discomfort, normal, anxiety, all part of life,
1:16.9	and not necessarily any sign of grand dysfunction.
1:22.0	That's what I explained to Christine
1:24.2	when we spoke about how she was coping
1:26.8	with the death of her husband.
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