Ask HN: Has therapy helped you figure out major life conflicts?

Having someone to talk to can make a big difference.

People here tend to not take me seriously, but I could do a lot for a person over the course of their taxi ride... Never heard from most of them again, but every once-in-a-while I’d see someone again or get a txt or a call back.

Sometimes all a person really needs is another perspective on their predicament, to help them realize there are other ways of looking at the problem.

Many of the more-effective types of counseling incorporate Milton Erickson’s insights. I’ve mentioned Erickson before, currently having trouble drafting this comment on my phone, so I refer to my previous comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18504538

If nothing else, seeing a therapist is a change from the way things have been. Making change seems motivate some of the question. Good luck.

No. I've been talking to a therapist for maybe 9 months now, and I don't think I'm getting anywhere AT ALL.