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[quote=Anonymous]There have been several think pieces published recently about the rise of therapy speak, and one in particular has been making waves (published by Bustle, "Is Therapy Speak Making Us Selfish?"). I have benefited from therapy in the past, especially when I was going through a period of panic attacks, but have never been a regular therapy goer. Still, I've long believed that therapy is something we should all ideally do, and haven't really considered potential downsides.

However, this recent conversation about therapy speak and its potential to make us selfish, coupled with watching my own sister (who is an avid therapy goer, usually a minimum of two times a week) grow estranged from most of her family and most of her friends, often for reasons that seem minor when she explains them to me, has made me begin to wonder if therapy sometimes does more damage than good. Since I am one of the few people in my family who my sister wants to have a relationship with, I don't really want to broach this subject with her and risk minimizing her feelings and alienating her.

I guess I just want to talk about this with anyone who is interested, or who has similar experiences.

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