What I learned in therapy: Aussies share the lessons they took from a professional that changed their life – and they ALL have a common theme
- Australians have shared the life-changing lessons they learned in therapy
- Many said their outlook flipped after realising they can’t control everything
- Some said their lives changed when they stopped worrying about opinions
- Others claimed their greatest insight was simply: ‘You are enough’
Australians have shared the simple lessons they learned in therapy that changed their lives – and almost all of them involve putting yourself first.
Replying to a post about what psychology can teach us in the Facebook parenting group, Mum Central, dozens said their outlook flipped after realising there is nothing to be gained from worrying about things you can’t control.
Many said their lives changed when they stopped obsessing over the opinions of others and societal expectations of what you should have achieved at a certain age.
Others claimed the greatest insight they received from a therapist was simply: ‘You are enough’.
Australians have shared the simple lessons they learned in therapy that changed their lives – and almost all of them involve putting yourself first (stock image)
‘If you can fix something then take steps to fix it, if it can’t be fixed then let it go and don’t let it rent space in your head,’ one woman wrote.
A second said ‘don’t worry about the things you can’t control’ while a third added: ‘You are good enough for whatever you choose in life.’
Much of the advice related to self-love and accepting yourself for who you truly are.
‘Do something every single day that is caring for yourself and just you,’ one person wrote.
‘Don’t absorb other people’s emotions, focus on you,’ said a second, while a third mused: ‘Show yourself the same amount of love you show and give everyone else.’
Other life-changing lessons involved relationships and walking away from a situation that doesn’t serve you.
One woman said: ‘It’s ok to distance yourself from toxic people even if they are your family, parents etc. Real family is not always blood.’
Another added: ‘You do not owe anyone a response. Boundaries.’
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