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What do you want me to do about it?

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what is therapy actually supposed to do?

What you said about suicide feeling like it would help, that's way more common than most people realize, and it makes sense that you'd be afraid to bring it to a therapist. But here's what a skilled t…

r/therapycomment3/18/2026
what is therapy actually supposed to do?

what is therapy actually supposed to do? — Ive has people tell me that I should go to therapy. Countless times. Random people I vent to, ex-friends, psychiatrists. I went to therapy and it did nothing. We just talked about stuff. Not really he…

r/therapypost3/18/2026
"I don't know what to tell you"

"what do you want me to do about it?"

r/EmotionalNeglectcomment3/31/2026
"I don't know what to tell you"

Yes. This, or: “well what do you want me to do about it?!”

r/EmotionalNeglectcomment3/31/2026
"I don't know what to tell you"

My mother would say, "well what do you want me to do about it?" in an exasperated tone when I came to her with any illness, injury or problem. I don't know how she expected me to solve my own problems…

r/EmotionalNeglectcomment4/1/2026
Were Anyone Else’s Parents protective over Good Things and not protective at all with actually Devastating Things?

Yep. My nmom would ruin any friendship I had or badmouth the friend relentlessly. When I got bullied, I was being too sensitive. Anything that needed medical attention was nothing. When I was 13 I got…

r/raisedbynarcissistscomment4/11/2026