Therapy is Making Things Worse

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🗓️ 2 May 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Daniel is concerned that he's not feeling any better after months of therapy about his brother's suicide. Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:00.0	Thanks for listening to my call of the day podcast. You can hear my live radio program Monday through Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Sirius XM Triumph 11th.
0:11.5	Daniel, welcome to the program. Hi, Dr. Laura. Thank you so much for taking my call. Thank you.
0:19.7	What can I help you? Yeah, I just wanted to start off by saying you are such a lovely lady and I listen to you
0:25.7	every day and I love the program and I just wanted to thank you for that.
0:29.9	Thank you.
0:33.3	Basically, I wanted to get your opinion.
0:36.4	I've been starting these PTSD treatment sessions, and I'm calling from Toronto.
0:44.4	Were you in the military?
0:48.1	No.
0:50.0	Oh, then what do you think gave you PTSD?
0:54.4	So that's the thing.
0:56.5	I don't even know if I have PTSD, but because the...
1:00.2	What do you think gave you PTSD?
1:04.0	What do you think?
1:05.0	Because you came right on and told me you're in therapy for that.
1:09.0	So what happened to you?
1:11.0	What's the trauma?
1:13.7	My brother passed away two years ago.
1:16.5	He took his life.
1:20.9	How about you're sad and mad?
1:22.6	Why did we go to a diagnosis of PTSD?
1:33.0	Why did we give to a diagnosis of PTSD? Why did we give you a clinical chair? I mean, why?
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