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View Poll Results: would these things be too woo woo/out there/ creepy for you and therapy?
art therapy 8 16.33%
art therapy
8 16.33%
sand tray 14 28.57%
sand tray
14 28.57%
mindfulness 6 12.24%
mindfulness
6 12.24%
crystal healing 39 79.59%
crystal healing
39 79.59%
reparenting 26 53.06%
reparenting
26 53.06%
attachment therapy 10 20.41%
attachment therapy
10 20.41%
dream interpretation 13 26.53%
dream interpretation
13 26.53%
nude therapy (seriously - I read about it - not messing with you all on this one) 43 87.76%
nude therapy (seriously - I read about it - not messing with you all on this one)
43 87.76%
EST 24 48.98%
EST
24 48.98%
psychoanalytic 10 20.41%
psychoanalytic
10 20.41%
cbt 10 20.41%
cbt
10 20.41%
psychodynamic 2 4.08%
psychodynamic
2 4.08%
rogerian 6 12.24%
rogerian
6 12.24%
play therapy 21 42.86%
play therapy
21 42.86%
hypnosis 22 44.90%
hypnosis
22 44.90%
flagellation therapy (again - this is a real thing - not made up and not sexual) 43 87.76%
flagellation therapy (again - this is a real thing - not made up and not sexual)
43 87.76%
group therapy 8 16.33%
group therapy
8 16.33%
equine therapy 12 24.49%
equine therapy
12 24.49%
flooding therapy 27 55.10%
flooding therapy
27 55.10%
puppet therapy 34 69.39%
puppet therapy
34 69.39%
wilderness therapy 13 26.53%
wilderness therapy
13 26.53%
puppet therapy 31 63.27%
puppet therapy
31 63.27%
horticulture therapy 17 34.69%
horticulture therapy
17 34.69%
dolphin therapy 22 44.90%
dolphin therapy
22 44.90%
other 9 18.37%
other
9 18.37%
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Default May 20, 2019 at 01:48 PM
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Are there things that would be too woo woo for you and therapy?
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Default May 20, 2019 at 02:36 PM
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Hee, hee. I'm am about as non-woo-woo as you get. LOL! Probably far too left-brained for a great many of these.

I do like the idea of equine or dolphin therapy (pet therapy in general). When I was in the hospital, they had a group that brought in therapy dogs. It was amazing how calming that was. One of our diagnosticians here at our school has a certified therapy dog (golden retriever) that comes with her to work every day. It is fascinating how calming his presence is to students. He's so cute. He wears shoes on his feet because he's getting old and slips a bit on the floors. He practically dances down the hallway.

Creepiest on the list? Self-flagellation (yikes!), nude, and puppets.
Others really are my definition of woo-woo (crystals, for instance) but aren't particularly creepy.

Some I wouldn't get within a mile of: reparenting, hypnosis, (isn't there one called rebirthing or something? yeah, nope.)

Music therapy isn't on the list and should be. Particular effective for some.

Ones I've personally come into contact with that I put the kibosh on pretty quickly: mindfulness, art therapy, dream interpretation.

Other than the ones that seem just completely wrong (self-flagellation), it's nice that that there really are a huge number of therapy approaches that could certainly be helpful to various people out there. I was in the line at the grocery store yesterday and happened to strike up a conversation with the cashier. He mentioned (because a particular university came up) going to that university during his recovery from Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Water therapy and music therapy were part of his recovery physically.
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Many of those are too woo for me. 2 I never heard of but no , just no lol.

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I wanted to do naked therapy whenever the air conditioner conked out but he usually just cancelled the session
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Most of this stuff is pretty woo-woo for me. A few things I would be open to like equine therapy.

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I voted everything but "crystal healing, reparenting, attachment therapy". At first I also excluded "flooding therapy" as I never heard of it before, but if it is just good old exposure, I am fine with that. Anything else I would try at least once. Some sound quite adventurous and I am game for that, even nude. Why not? Truth tough, as I often say in my posts, I can quite easily find many of these things in everyday life so no need to pay a therapist.
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nude therapy?! no. just no.
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Do you mean woo-woo in that you think it us crazy and would not participate nor recommend it to others or that the idea is crazy for you but feel it had its plsce??

Two totally different answers for me

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Do you mean woo-woo in that you think it us crazy and would not participate nor recommend it to others or that the idea is crazy for you but feel it had its plsce??

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I’ve done reparenting and play therapy. Both were hugely beneficial.
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I ticked a lot of those. In addition, my first therapist tried NLP (neurolinguistic programming) and EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique - tapping) neither of which I was on board with. He was really offended by my rejection of them. Idiot.
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Too out there and creepy: Crystal healing, nude therapy, reparenting, self flagellation

Ines that I am okay with but myself will never do: hypnosis (t was very against and not recomend for me), group therapy (I work in a group therapy and think it benefits many but totally not for me, any of the animal therapies except dog, puppet therapy

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I ticked a lot of those. In addition, my first therapist tried NLP (neurolinguistic programming) and EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique - tapping) neither of which I was on board with. He was really offended by my rejection of them. Idiot.
Another hater of EFT here. Tapping is one of the most irritating sensations I have ever experienced.

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I just can't get over the idea of a sand tray; it's too much like digging in a cat's litter box, which is already my least favorite chore. Yuck.

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I just can't get over the idea of a sand tray; it's too much like digging in a cat's litter box, which is already my least favorite chore. Yuck.
I dont know what actual sandtray therapy is like. We have a small one at my job. Occasionally I will okay with it and find it pretty relaxing. I imagine it would also help as a way to talk about issues with enough distraction that some of my barriers would be down. I cant imagine being in the mood for actual therapy just because it is my appointment time

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I feel like most of these things could work in certain situations. Even if it's placebo effect, if it gets the client to a new idea or whatever, it can work.

I will mention that I know someone who does equine therapy and it sounds like it's a real thing, especially for PTSD.
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Thank God for multiple choice.
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TBH, I would try anything to relieve the level of depression and anxiety I've lived with for most of the past few years. I've tried 7 of the ones on your list. I hadn't ever heard of several of them, but if the ones I'm trying now (hypnotherapy and mindfulness) don't continue to show some progress, I'll keep the others in mind. I wonder if the nude and flagellation would be covered by my insurance?

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Warning -about the flagellation therapy - they explain more about it in this article and how it is a real thing that people are saying saved their life:

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I'm surprised so many selected the creative therapies but am glad reparenting is moderately represented in the selections.

I tried art therapy, but the therapist didn't do anything but sit there and watch me paint. I would have appreciated some feedback on my art or any dialogue really, although I had plenty to say about it and found meaning in my expressions.

The puppet therapy might be good for children.

I'd try equine therapy in a heartbeat, but it's so expensive. For now I'll stick with my semi-creepy psychoanalytic therapy. 😌
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