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Magnate
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Jun 10, 2019 at 12:46 PM
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I just spent 16 days camping and in that time I accomplished far more emotionally positive gains than I have made in a year of therapy.
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Jun 10, 2019 at 03:35 PM
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Honestly, I think a professional massage COULD be way more effective...
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Jun 10, 2019 at 07:55 PM
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Nothing like a good amount of time in nature to heal the soul! Glad this was a successful trip for you. I’m starting to wonder if therapy ever goes anywhere also... I may try camping for a bit. Thanks ☺️
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Jun 10, 2019 at 07:56 PM
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Thar sounds wonderful!
i find nature very healing. |
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Jun 10, 2019 at 10:09 PM
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Modern living environments are saturated in man-made electromagnetic fields. And most people spend their evenings staring at screens. These things wreck health on so many levels, including mental-emotional, in part by destroying melatonin production.
The MH system does not understand environmental sickness. |
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Jun 11, 2019 at 01:02 AM
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i too have experienced that spending time out in nature camping or backpacking or even just going away on a holiday having an extended break from T has always been beneficial for not only my mental well-being but my bank account too.
glad you had good time 🙂 |
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Jun 11, 2019 at 11:07 AM
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Taking a 2-week vacation always has an immensely positive effect on my emotional well-being and balance. Therapy never made a difference for me and it cost so much money. I definitely prefer to spend it on traveling for fun and relaxation.
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Jun 11, 2019 at 11:21 AM
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thanks to you all
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Jun 11, 2019 at 12:00 PM
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That sounds great! However, my thought in these situations is always - do you think it would have been this way also without this one year of therapy? Of course we will never know. But it's possible that without this one year of this seemingly useless therapy you would have never gone to this camping trip or would not have gained from it as much as you did.
On another note, if the sentiment of your post was just to express frustration with your therapy and celebrate the camping trip then I'm all for that too. |
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Jun 11, 2019 at 12:47 PM
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We generally benefit from changes in routine, particularly when routine (work, therapy, etc.) is intense and draining.
Towards the end of my therapy, I put in place a couple weekly activities that allowed me to indulge my love of music. In those several hours a week, I found I could leave my stressors of work and my focus on my "issues" aside and sort of fill up my tank. It was my therapist who actually encouraged me to do that, and these activities coupled with getting on toward the culmination of therapy sparked an acceleration of my progress. It doesn't necessarily have to be camping or anything outdoors. For me it was finding fulfilling pursuits that got me out of my head and my work and back into my life and interests and genuine other people. I also found just taking "vacation" from therapy for a few weeks every now and then was in itself really helpful. It's so easy to spend too much time contemplating your belly button. LOL! A change of "scenery" and focus clears the head. So glad you enjoyed your camping and found it revitalizing. Sounds wonderful! |
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Jun 12, 2019 at 10:14 AM
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I think there is some truth to this. You are right that having even the gumption to do such a thing might not have been possible without all those sessions (once monthly) with the therapist. But still, the two weeks really cleared the cobwebs, I felt in the right place emotionally, I felt a sense of safeness too, and I have not felt complete for years. Perhaps in fact, the therapy did lead me to this but the outdoor experience was soothing and inspiring. And, yes, your are right! In a way this was a less than positive comment on the direction and effectiveness therapy has been taking me. Incidentally, and I say this rather excitedly, I have planned another camping outing yet again for the second weekend from now. I will be making it solo for a time too until my boyfriend can join me. Do I look forward with such glee to seeing my therapist? Nope. |
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Jun 13, 2019 at 09:30 AM
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Jun 14, 2019 at 12:12 PM
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Camping really is the best. Thats why all those people do Everest and stuff like that. Did you see the El Capitan "Solo" movie? Soooooo good.
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Jun 15, 2019 at 04:24 AM
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I’d need therapy after camping lol I dislike camping BUT I
I enjoy nature and any kind of travel and yes I certainly look at a lot of things with glee and i don’t think of my t with glee, that’s for sure. Ton of things have therapeutic value. Being outside is one of them |
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