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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many parents believe that if they plop their suicidal-anxious-depressed-substance abusing child in front of a therapist then the therapist can just magically make it all better in one hour per week while the parents do nothing in the family system to change the way they deal with the child or the other children in the home.

[b]Therapy for an adolescent has to involve the PARENTS making major changes and the ones that I have seen are basically unwilling to do that.  They just want their child fixed in an hour while they do nothing except pay the bill.[/b][/quote]

[b]I[u] [i]REALLY APPRECIATE[/u] [/i]YOUR GROSSLY PRESUMPTIVE AND BOORISH "INSIGHT" INTO OUR FAMILY'S SITUATION.
[/b] If you want to ASS/U/ME with your keen judgement that's what kind of parents we all are then you can F&*K OFF and go troll somewhere else.  [/quote]

NP, but your extremely aggressive and defensive responses tell us everything. Your poor children.[/quote]

Wow, Agree.[/quote]

OP here. I find these judgmental statements^^^ to be way out of line. Sometimes people -- such as MYSELF -- feel very frustrated and tapped out and are looking for support and answers, not to be judged, not to be blamed, and not to have vague insults thrown at them. That adds nothing productive to this discussion. This is MY thread, that I started, so I could have a conversation; how dare you bully and shame the posters here with that kind of post. And if someone is feeling attacked, especially regarding their parenting, OF COURSE they are going to become defensive and respond accordingly![/quote]

But you aren't seeing that making a sweeping judgment of "therapy is a scam" isn't a judgment on other people's parenting?  Or choices?  You don't see any issue in making a sweeping judgment on an entire industry which has inarguably helped hundreds of millions of people?  The truth of the matter is that whatever someone's diagnosis might be, the way that they are responded to in the home will make a huge difference in the harmony of the family structure.  If you aren't finding that harmony then instead of railing against an entire industry maybe you need to see how to make changes within since that seems to be the only option that makes any sense![/quote]

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