Better off without therapy?

[LilyRose]

Where r u located? USA? UK?

Netherlands

 

[Deleted member 46276]

@LilyRose: "could i really be better off without therapy or could i be fooling myself and is it a form of avoiding?"

I know my grandparents generation, WWII vets, tended to not talk about things. My dad said an interview I did with grandfather for a school project was the first he heard his dad really talk about the war.

I'm not sure if endless focus on some things is a good idea for everyone. I think maybe it depends on how bad things are. If one is sort of okay by avoiding topics that bring up painful memories and make one upset, maybe avoiding and focusing on something more positive is a good strategy, but maybe if it's so bad one can't function very well, maybe avoiding isn't the best idea.