Therapists Aren't Trying To Turn You Into A Robot

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In therapy, therapists give advice to their clients to change their beliefs so they'll develop a belief system that is rational and emotionally healthy so the person will feel better and be able to better handle the challenges that life often throws at them. But they're not trying to turn their clients into emotional robots. For example, if a client tells the therapist that they have anxieties that are worse than normal and are out of proportion to the situations, the therapist will then give advice to them so that their anxieties become more normal. However, if the client tells the therapist that they only get somewhat anxious in situations that anyone would get a little nervous, the therapist will probably tell the person that that's normal.