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People who come to therapy, unfortunately, come
because they have hit some sort of crisis
or they have hit rock bottom in some way.
That's not all the time the case, but a lot of patients I see
come in because they've had some sort of crisis that's due
to their disorder like PTSD.
So for example, sometimes patients come in
because their significant other is threatening to leave them
or has left them because of their behavior,
or that they aren't able to form relationships
with their children, or they are starting to feel like
life doesn't really have much meaning for them,
and that brings them into therapy.
So unfortunately, a lot of times people come in
because they've had some sort of crisis.
Now, that doesn't have to be that way.
A lot of patients, I also have patients who come in
who are just curious, and they've heard about good treatments
at the VA, and they want to
come in and get some help.
I find that people who are motivated
to complete therapy are the ones who do the best.