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CoatiMundiOnATree t1_j6gwy3s wrote
Reply to eli5 what is the point of therapy? by dumbass__stupid
My therapist explained it like that. You have certain reactions and feelings to certain triggers or environments. By going to the therapy you talk about it, figure out why do you react in a certain way and eventually you developed new neural pathways on top of those old ones with unpleasant reactions. But this is for psychoanalysis, other types might work differently, but general idea is similar from what I understand.
Also this is normal to go through a huge amount of therapists, mine said that finding a fitting one for you is about as hard as finding a perfect wife/husband.
cache_bag t1_j6gwrqc wrote
Reply to comment by scorch07 in ELI5: Why are contactless payment methods faster than inserting the chip? by jimmysofat6864
I agree.
Having worked on contactless technology, it's the same speed as when you dip the EMV chip.
mb34i t1_j6gwn0r wrote
Reply to ELI5: Is there any reason for having USB 2.0 ports in a USB 3.0 age other than price? by HugeLibertarian
Front panel usually just has the headers (the connectors), with wires leading to the USB controllers (the chips that do all the USB functions) on the computer's motherboard.
So ultimately all costs are NOT equal, the USB chip may be able to control only so many USB 3 devices, but a lot more USB 2 devices, so a company may put a lot more USB 2 headers on the front panel than they could USB 3 headers.
There is a data bandwith limitation. And there's a chip shortage / chip cost limitation too.
sam_grace t1_j6gwke5 wrote
Reply to eli5 what is the point of therapy? by dumbass__stupid
What I learned from therapy is that the point is to learn effective skills for coping with life's challenges. It won't fix all your problems but it'll teach you how to stop making them worse by behaving irrationally due to mental and emotional stress. With effective coping mechanisms, you can start building a life you feel is worth living.
Randomstringofnum t1_j6gwjzd wrote
Reply to comment by Megalocerus in ELI5: Why does the IRS want your illegal income declared on tax returns? by xCreamPye69
Wrong, when a home increases in value, so does it’s assessed price, assessments determine the value of the home, and property taxes are based on this value, a higher assessment means a higher tax bill.
Flair_Helper t1_j6gwd9q wrote
Reply to ELI5: CEO leaving failed companies by biohazardmind
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IfIRepliedYouAreDumb t1_j6gwcnl wrote
Reply to comment by GenXCub in ELI5: Why does the IRS want your illegal income declared on tax returns? by xCreamPye69
Money laundering is NOT what they are talking about though. There is a section on the 1040 where they ask you to declare income from illegal activities.
Money that has been laundered would be filed under the section pertaining to however you laundered it.
OP is asking why they have that line there
Noerknhar t1_j6gwcmc wrote
Reply to eli5 what is the point of therapy? by dumbass__stupid
When you are physically ill, you are a doctor. When you are mentally ill, you see a therapist.
The definition of "I'll", in the latter case, isn't always as obvious or apparent, though.
tm0587 t1_j6gwc86 wrote
Reply to comment by ZevVeli in ELI5: How do they come up with names for countries in foreign languages? by bentobam
Just being abit of Grammer nazi and pointing out that it should be "那", not "哪". The latter means which is the Sun's Origin while the former means what you meant.
DemonsRage83 t1_j6gwc3e wrote
Reply to comment by checkerouter in ELI5: do grapes burn? If so, how? by ChaoticGamer200
I've had some ex-girlfriends that could burn water.
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scorch07 t1_j6gvy2a wrote
Reply to comment by certifiedintelligent in ELI5: Why are contactless payment methods faster than inserting the chip? by jimmysofat6864
I suspect this is because the US adopted it later when doing live authorizations was more feasible/the norm. I believe NFC was adopted much earlier in Europe and other areas when live authorization was less common, so the limits were implemented. This is just a guess, though.
aharryh t1_j6gvwyv wrote
Reply to comment by TheVicSageQuestion in ELI5: How do they come up with names for countries in foreign languages? by bentobam
We got New Zealand because it looked like the Old Zealand
nrron t1_j6gvvnh wrote
Reply to ELI5: Is there any reason for having USB 2.0 ports in a USB 3.0 age other than price? by HugeLibertarian
Yes. It’s all about cost. You’ll still see usb 2.0 ports on cheaper computers because they’re more cost effective.
It costs more money to support faster interface standards and the people buying cheaper computers are less likely to need the speed of the newer standard so they use cheaper hardware.
run_uz t1_j6gvpla wrote
Reply to comment by 152centimetres in ELI5: Why are contactless payment methods faster than inserting the chip? by jimmysofat6864
Despite your sarcasm...anywho just state the locale & then everyone learns
Timely_Umpire_164 t1_j6gvnam wrote
Reply to eli5 what is the point of therapy? by dumbass__stupid
What do you hope to gain from going to therapy? Why did you seek therapy to begin with?
Are you stressed? Anxious? Eating problems? Depressed? Angry? Lonely? Sad? Overwhelmed? Experienced trauma?
Find your SPECIFIC adjective and you’ll find the point of therapy for YOU.
For me, I was anxious, overwhelmed, and had an eating disorder. I sought therapy to help me feel peace and understanding. I met with her every other week for 2 years and I’ve learned so much about myself and the way I think. She’s insightful without being judgmental and challenges me to look from another viewpoint.
Weedsmoker4hunnid20 t1_j6gveck wrote
Reply to comment by dumbass__stupid in eli5 what is the point of therapy? by dumbass__stupid
At that point, it’s definitely not them, it’s you.
clone360 t1_j6gusew wrote
Reply to eli5 what is the point of therapy? by dumbass__stupid
You go to a therapist so they can hold up a mirror to you and you can start to really see whats causing you a problem.
And then they help you find a solution that would work for you. After that, you need to put efforts in.
Sometimes they cant help you because you arent telling the whole truth, sometimes youre not mentally or physically ready to seek help, and sometimes the therapist cant help you, for many different reasons
If you saw 14 therapist and none of them helped at all, you might need to take a minute and really ask yourself if and how you want to get help.
If you have any questions you can reach out, I am a lisenced therapist. Sometimes theres nothing I can do to help someone other than to refer them to another therapist.
HalflinsLeaf t1_j6gusev wrote
Reply to comment by constantino675 in ELI5: CEO leaving failed companies by biohazardmind
A post about CEO pay on Reddit has received a lot of ignorant comments? That's weird.
scorch07 t1_j6gus10 wrote
Reply to comment by saywherefore in ELI5: Why are contactless payment methods faster than inserting the chip? by jimmysofat6864
This is false. Tap absolutely still checks with the bank in the vast majority of cases. I am not sure of the technical reasons that it is faster, but I do know it’s not because of this.
stiveooo t1_j6guq0w wrote
Reply to comment by dumbass__stupid in eli5 what is the point of therapy? by dumbass__stupid
In a few words, is to get better, perform better, live better, happier.
Is it that needed? no cause people can live fine performing worse, living worse, and living less happy, etc.
In the end most of the times it makes sense cause it makes economic sense, spend x money+x time to perform better the rest of the years is cost effective.
Like running with deflated tires, sure you can run with deflated tires fine for years until the car goes bust but inflating them takes so little time and is cheap.
Or living your entire life without shoes, shoes are not needed but you perform better with them.
BwanaAzungu t1_j6gukat wrote
Reply to comment by dumbass__stupid in eli5 what is the point of therapy? by dumbass__stupid
Therapy is not the goal.
It's a means to a goal: it's supposed to help you manage the issues you're dealing with.
The goal is self improvement.
If you don't have a clear image of what you're trying to improve about yourself, why go to a therapist?
PorkNJellyBeans t1_j6gxd99 wrote
Reply to comment by ticklefight87 in eli5 what is the point of therapy? by dumbass__stupid
I see what you’re doing 🤣🫣