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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It sounds like OP’s wife isn’t saying “your behavior is a problem and you need to fix it, consider therapy” But rather “you must’ve been messed up by your past, therefore therapy.” There are a lot of people with a lot of opinions, but what constitutes trauma and how a person should deal with it, and while I have found therapy helpful not everybody wants or needs it.[/quote]

OP here, yes, this.

I was hoping for some better explanations of the types of therapy and I did learn about CBT which does sound much more applicable to my situation, but also a lot like things I've already done and continue to do. So that's good. But I didn't really get any clearer idea why some people are so wedded to the idea of therapy, as in, the person you spill your guts to, not the concept of self-examination and self-improvement.

I'm completely bewildered by the number of people who jump to the conclusion that my wife hates me, I abuse my children, I don't want them to have a good life, I refuse to admit having any flaws or refuse to improve myself... all because I don't want to talk to a stranger about my dad.

I wonder if I should bring up freudian analysis... nobody believes that stuff anymore, right?[/quote]

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