u/FT-deTest1

I mean, the fact that there are so many things that cannot be scientifically replicated within many therapeutic processes.

The fact that people often suggest therapy for any ‘abnormal’ behaviour.

The fact that critical views of the therapy industry are often dismissed as hate speech and censored in public discourse and/or on social media.

The fact that it’s sold to you as some kind of infallible healing elixir, and if you don’t feel a significant improvement, it’s most likely that you’re the problem

The fact that the industry has monopolised every alternative avenue of emotional work, to the extent that spiritual or educational approaches are either viewed as inferior to therapy or are subsumed by it.

The fact that there is a hierarchical power imbalance between client (the unwell) and therapist (the well), which is often conveniently overlooked.

The fact that people react violently to critical views, taking arguments to absurd extremes: "Who gave you the right to argue against something that I feel has worked for ME!"

The fact that the role and complicity of industry are rarely taken into account in the intricate system of contemporary post-capitalist control, where your trauma and conflicts are never the fault of the system, but rather of your attitude and lack of effort.

I feel like, when they aren't bombarding us with silly questions that could easily be answered by Googling, they're jerking off with sigils, like: "What do you think of my sigil tattoo?"

And THAT'S not even mentioning when they get all dogmatic, bringing up political/ideological issues that are completely irrelevant.

I’ve brought this up in other occult circles, and it seems as though people are afraid to criticize that community, which leads me to wonder: shouldn’t it be obvious that criticizing an online community called r//chaosmagick isn’t the same as criticizing chaos magick?

I'm asking because I came across some posts in this very subreddit claiming that chaos magic is nothing more than "postmodernist garbage" that undermines magic honed through years of practice