When Therapy Doesn’t Work

You might have been undergoing therapy and may be leaving sessions thinking that the therapy is not actually working for you. When such thoughts come into mind, the therapy may no longer be effective and working.

Many people feel uncomfortable seeking help for mental illness as they have concern about what other people think about them. As soon as this mental illness becomes problematic, most of them plan to visit the therapist. In such a situation the therapy takes a long period to work or even it doesn’t work. So first of all you have to teach your mind that mental illness is similar to any other health condition and if properly taken care off, you can be completely free from such issues.

The other condition is the patient had already approached the therapist on time but therapy failed. Given below are some of the reasons when therapy actually doesn’t work?

Why does therapy fail?

The first reason for the therapy to become a failure is due to the lack of experience of the therapist in certain areas of requirement. In many of the cases, the therapist may be a highly skilled and talented person but the problem lies when the therapist does not follow a solution focused approach. Solution Focused Approach literally means that the therapist has to adjust each and every approach based on the type of issue the person is undergoing. Same therapy won’t work for everyone. For instance, a person suffering from stress reduction therapy would be effective and for a person who has lost something in life may require grief counselling therapy and vice versa could not work in this situation.

The next reason could be the mistake from the client’s side. Most of us consider a therapy as a place to discuss the problems, stress or anything that are actually alerting them. But actually therapy is a service rendered to help people to focus on what actually is creating issues in them and also to make changes in their life. So, in this situation people go on complaining about the problems and there are no proper steps taken to change these problems.

Therapy can be sometimes expensive, hard and also may take some time for a person to actually get the benefit out of it. Rather, many people drop out of therapy in between as they think it is difficult for them to stick to it or they are not able to afford it. In such a situation, the therapy doesn’t work even though there is a scope of improvement.

Next situation is when the clients do not open up their mind or are not honest. Therapy works only when the actual problem is recognized. Most of the people feel ashamed to discuss the issues so that they give only few inputs to the therapists, thereby hiding the problems that are actually alerting them. In this situation, the therapist has no other option and uses these few inputs to solve the problems. This creates no impact as the problem lies unrecognized. In this situation the therapy doesn’t work.

The next reason for the failure in therapy is due to the lack of good relationship between the client and the therapist. Always a strong bond between two people can create wonders. So when a therapist and a client have a good relationship the therapy actually works better. The client in this situation can talk freely and comfortably about the issues. Rather if there is no strong bond between them most of the problems cannot be discussed. So, the therapy in turn becomes ineffective.

In some situations, the therapy actually works and a slight change can be detected in the clients but this slight change might not be the result as expected. This occurs when a person actually requires a higher level of treatment. So, if this is not identified the therapy will not work properly and also won’t give a proper result.

What actually matters?

As discussed there are lots of reasons for the therapy to actually work or may not. Despite all hurdles, those clients who have goals and are ready to work hard get the best out of the therapy. These people are ready to discuss each and every issue that comes during the treatment. Thus, they get the best outcome from the treatment. This willingness and hard work actually matters a lot during the therapy.

Discuss with your therapist when therapy does not actually works

If the therapy is not working the first person to approach is your therapist. In this situation he or she may help and discuss more homework options for you or suggest any other therapist who is actually an expert in the area that you’re facing problems.

If you are facing any difficulty in your life and require assistance for your mental illness, please find a therapist who can help you in overcoming these issues.

When Therapy Doesn’t Work

You might have been undergoing therapy and may be leaving sessions thinking that the therapy is not actually working for you. When such thoughts come into mind, the therapy may no longer be effective and working.

Many people feel uncomfortable seeking help for mental illness as they have concern about what other people think about them. As soon as this mental illness becomes problematic, most of them plan to visit the therapist. In such a situation the therapy takes a long period to work or even it doesn’t work. So first of all you have to teach your mind that mental illness is similar to any other health condition and if properly taken care off, you can be completely free from such issues.

The other condition is the patient had already approached the therapist on time but therapy failed. Given below are some of the reasons when therapy actually doesn’t work?

Why does therapy fail?

The first reason for the therapy to become a failure is due to the lack of experience of the therapist in certain areas of requirement. In many of the cases, the therapist may be a highly skilled and talented person but the problem lies when the therapist does not follow a solution focused approach. Solution Focused Approach literally means that the therapist has to adjust each and every approach based on the type of issue the person is undergoing. Same therapy won’t work for everyone. For instance, a person suffering from stress reduction therapy would be effective and for a person who has lost something in life may require grief counselling therapy and vice versa could not work in this situation.

The next reason could be the mistake from the client’s side. Most of us consider a therapy as a place to discuss the problems, stress or anything that are actually alerting them. But actually therapy is a service rendered to help people to focus on what actually is creating issues in them and also to make changes in their life. So, in this situation people go on complaining about the problems and there are no proper steps taken to change these problems.

Therapy can be sometimes expensive, hard and also may take some time for a person to actually get the benefit out of it. Rather, many people drop out of therapy in between as they think it is difficult for them to stick to it or they are not able to afford it. In such a situation, the therapy doesn’t work even though there is a scope of improvement.

Next situation is when the clients do not open up their mind or are not honest. Therapy works only when the actual problem is recognized. Most of the people feel ashamed to discuss the issues so that they give only few inputs to the therapists, thereby hiding the problems that are actually alerting them. In this situation, the therapist has no other option and uses these few inputs to solve the problems. This creates no impact as the problem lies unrecognized. In this situation the therapy doesn’t work.

The next reason for the failure in therapy is due to the lack of good relationship between the client and the therapist. Always a strong bond between two people can create wonders. So when a therapist and a client have a good relationship the therapy actually works better. The client in this situation can talk freely and comfortably about the issues. Rather if there is no strong bond between them most of the problems cannot be discussed. So, the therapy in turn becomes ineffective.

In some situations, the therapy actually works and a slight change can be detected in the clients but this slight change might not be the result as expected. This occurs when a person actually requires a higher level of treatment. So, if this is not identified the therapy will not work properly and also won’t give a proper result.

What actually matters?

As discussed there are lots of reasons for the therapy to actually work or may not. Despite all hurdles, those clients who have goals and are ready to work hard get the best out of the therapy. These people are ready to discuss each and every issue that comes during the treatment. Thus, they get the best outcome from the treatment. This willingness and hard work actually matters a lot during the therapy.

Discuss with your therapist when therapy does not actually works

If the therapy is not working the first person to approach is your therapist. In this situation he or she may help and discuss more homework options for you or suggest any other therapist who is actually an expert in the area that you’re facing problems.

If you are facing any difficulty in your life and require assistance for your mental illness, please find a therapist who can help you in overcoming these issues.