1) That's good to know but also sounds like a lot of work just to maybe possibly go see someone and then still pay 1/2 my weekly income which puts a damper on groceries and the gas to actually get to and from. 2) Yeah except a good deal of my problems are from negative self-talk as a result of a lot of different things but I really, really don't buy into positive affirmations and don't think that a group therapy session is the way to get me to even start to consider them.
I think we are basically in agreement about part 2: the negative self-talk stems from deeper issues which must be resolved, simply reversing the self-talk is in a way just not lying/communicating with the self emotions and feelings and beliefs which are there whether or not one looks in the mirror and says "I am a good person of value" 15 times a day. In a way the proscribed positive self-talk actually covers up the problems that need solving because it's a superficial solution to a deeper problem.