> It can produce plenty of insights, but insights almost never lead to change.
Insights by themselves can't won't lead to change, but they can be a starting point.
Look at it this way, say I am overweight and want to get in shape. The insight that I need to eat less and exercise by itself of course won't make me immediately fit.
But that insight combined with work and support might.
Also therapy, to me isn't about self improvement, it's about feeling better in one's skin. Often it not that the presenting problem even goes away, but that the way you relate to it changes.
Insights by themselves can't won't lead to change, but they can be a starting point.
Look at it this way, say I am overweight and want to get in shape. The insight that I need to eat less and exercise by itself of course won't make me immediately fit.
But that insight combined with work and support might.
Also therapy, to me isn't about self improvement, it's about feeling better in one's skin. Often it not that the presenting problem even goes away, but that the way you relate to it changes.