Quote Originally Posted by Shiny View Post
Psychology is interesting, but psychologists...err not so much. I find it odd how some people pay to confide in psychologists when they can just go to their family members or friends if they have them.
It's not the same thing. I have an OCD and I know I couldn't tell my mother what's happening in my head because well, she wouldn't understand, probably get the wrong idea about the situation, and react in some way that would make the situation worse. I love her, but she is a very straight-minded person... she doesn't create herself any problem like those I have and I envy her for that, but it means also that she doesn't know what it's like to have a psychological problem because... well, she never had one.

People have the common misconception that you only go to a psychologist to pay so you can have someone listen while you talk about your problems, while you could have a family member or a friend do the same thing for free. That's not true. If a psychologist only does that, it means either that he's not the kind of professional you need, or that you don't really need a therapy.
My psychologist not only gave me clever answers and explained what I had to do to feel better, but also gave me exercises to do at home and stuff - and they worked. She also put me in touch with a psychiastrist or a neurologist, which is someone who has a Medicine degree, so they could give me the appropriate medication, something she couldn't do because she was no physician. Also, she wasn't a Freudian. According to her, Freudians push too much on the reasons of a problem, but that doesn't means automatically solving it.