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I'm just here for the cuddles, not therapy.
I'm just here for the cuddles, not therapy
@TxTom
It depends who you cuddle with.
I've been in therapy on and off since 2010.
Meeting professional cuddlers regularly, or needing to, is prima facie evidence that therapy might be beneficial.
Wow, so many votes. I'm ecstatic about this. Interesting thought @CuddleDuncan
I was in and out of therapy for a while. $350/hr is a bit out of my price range at the moment.
I wish that talk therapy was more available in the US, or at least more affordable/covered by insurance. I hope that someday cuddle therapy will be covered by insurance, until then us pros will continue to work with therapists for client care. When all three work together it benefits the client so much more than having separate protocols.
I hope that someday cuddle therapy will be covered by insurance
Given how volatile people can be, insurance companies may not want to take on this tinderbox.
My insurance doesn't even cover actual, normal therapy - lol.
Or medical treatments actually proscribed by my doctor…
Happy, healthy people generally aren't volatile.
Yes
I agree.
@aTallCuddleBug are in therapy? Have you ever been diagnosed by a psychiatrist?
Hi @Mike102 Yes, and yes. I attend conventional therapy as well as aggressively pursue it through online schools and other more self-administered approaches that range from 'doing the work' to reading books, on a daily basis. My life revolves around these goals, and things are going well.
My therapist is pretty strict any time I ask to spoon her
The pros are my therapy. Best form of therapy imo
Regarding the choice of “cuddling is my therapy”, I realize this is a popular opinion but I think it should be separate. This idea goes to some peoples heads too. I have had multiple people from here try to psychoanalyze me and pry way too hard for personal information during sessions. It’s weird. If I want real therapy in terms of dealing with problems I’ll go to a psychologist. I appreciate the experiences with folks here but my opinion is that cuddling is a great escape but pros shouldn’t try to figure out what people’s problems might be then try to fix them and give unsolicited advice in the middle of a session.
I hear you @hoosierdan76 and I currently hold the same conclusion and feel that it's important. But science demands it.
Use cuddles and therapy both but separately.