What Henrik Karlsson thinks about Psychotherapy

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Swedish essayist who writes Escaping Flatland, a newsletter of essays on relationships, thinking, writing and homeschooling.

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1. 29 Jul 2026

   Our readingDeepening your understanding of a situation helps you maintain a sense of control over it.

   Their wordsIt is always useful to deepen your understanding, to maintain a sense of control.

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3. 22 Jun 2026

   Our readingPractices marketed as transformative, such as therapy, meditation, and psychedelics, often produce little real progress despite years of use.

   psychedelics

   Their wordsThere are many practices that promise to transform and improve us-therapy, meditation, psychedelics-, but that branding doesn't mean that they actually do much for us: it is common to see people use these techniques for years without any obvious progress on their problems.

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