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[quote=Anonymous]I just read a study that you can overdo the 'gratitude thing'.

People that looked daily for gratitude and journaled daily about it were less happy.

Studies have shown that not everyone benefits from gratitude practices such as counting your blessings — [b]and some people might actually fare worse.[/b]

Participants who counted their blessings once a week showed significant improvements in well-being, but those who did so three times a week showed either no benefit or slight decreases in well-being.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/26/health/how-gratitude-practices-work-wellness/index.html#:~:text=Participants%20who%20counted%20their%20blessings,slight%20decreases%20in%20well%2Dbeing.

So OP, I couldn't help but see how this might align with your therapy experience.  Sometimes the ruminating and intense focus on self is not beneficial for happiness and well-being.

I think therapy is really overdone a lot of time.  Yes- it can be very helpful when targeted and used at certain times in life.  But, it's not for everyone.

I am not a "therapy person".  I am an exercise, write, talk with friends, read, and 'get over myself' type of person--but if I were to go through something traumatic or had a troubled childhood, etc., I could see the benefits.[/quote]

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