Friend or Professional? Which is most helpful?

Hi,there! I undertand exactly what you said. I would say friends and professional are different. With very close friends,we can talk as many things as we like cause we're so familiar with each other. But maybe they've never meet up with such problems before so they can give suggestions,however,those suggestions may not be very helpfu.They're the good audiences for us cause we need sb to listen to us,we need to let things out. With professionals,maybe they haven't experienced that before either,but they've studied the subjects and they might have met people who have such problems before.That means they're more experienced or more familiar with the problems. At this time,they can give better advice.What do you think?

I'm not really one to go to ppl with my problems...I'm more of a keep it to myself, work it out on my own type of person BUT I have been to therapy (numerous times) and plan on going back at some point....Many of the therapist and shrinks I've been to were nothing but a joke BUT my last therapist was absolutely FABULOUS!! I was totally at ease with her right from the beginning...

Fo a profeesional to be really helpful, he/she must e a friend, otherwise professionals in themselves are just very indfferent to the feelings of people they dont know. Today professional nurses can afford to slap a pregnant woman in a labor ward but a friend will never slap a woman in that condition.

If addicted to professio a professional cannot be a friend in due course. If as friend of some sorts of our own feelings friendship will be long life. Because some of the professions as such without fees or profit they cannot as a friends they can be only professionals eventhough they were doing for a friend. So professionals cannot be a good friends.

i thinks professional will traet u better coz she is handling out many cases like u. she have experience of that. so, i will recommende u peofessional.