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** Charlie hates being told what to do, period (the therapist may find some headway with therapy if he manages to convince Charlie that [[GladIThoughtOfIt anything he needs to do was his idea]], but he also better hope nobody ever corrects Charlie on that belief otherwise [[PygmalionSnapBack Charlie will toss it all away out of spite]]).
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** Charlie went to therapy at some point in the past, but it either didn't improve his situation or made things worse for him.
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** Charlie believes that, if he goes to therapy, the therapist or Charlie's [[MyBelovedSmother meddling parents]] will brainwash him to get rid of the things they consider "horrid character flaws" on top of the trauma and, for all means and purposes, lead to Charlie having a DeathOfPersonality.
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* '''Reconstructed''': Not only was the man [[OnlyMostlyDead not actually killed]], he would have [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike attacked Bob first due to having similar issues]], and uses his epiphany not to press further charges and ask for the court to only send Bob to therapy.
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* '''Parodied''': Charlie believes his problems would just make a therapist see another therapist.
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* '''Parodied''': Charlie believes his problems would just make a therapist see another ''another'' therapist.
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* '''Parodied''': Charlie believes his problems would just make a therapist see another one.therapist.
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* '''Parodied''': Charlie believes his problems [[UpToEleven would just make a therapist see another one]].
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* '''Parodied''': Charlie believes his problems [[UpToEleven would just make a therapist see another one]].one.
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** Charlie has extreme social anxiety and agoraphobia, and doesn't know that a meeting can be arranged through a phone or online.
** Charlie has serious self-esteem issues, and downplays his issues. He doesn't think they are serious enough to seek help, and that the therapist would ridicule and/or embarrass him for thinking they are.
** Charlie has serious self-esteem issues, and downplays his issues. He doesn't think they are serious enough to seek help, and that the therapist would ridicule and/or embarrass him for thinking they are.
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Charlie believes this, but after the first visit he changes his mind and starts looking forwards to future meetings.
* '''Double Subverted''':???After the first few visits, Charlie's therapist has to be replaced with someone he doesn't find as helpful, which lowers his faith in the effectiveness of therapy.
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** Charlie is afraid that if his mental problems become known, he'll lose his job.
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* '''Invoked''': Bob's boss orders him to go to therapy before his problems get him into trouble.
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* '''Invoked''': Bob's boss orders father teaches him to go to therapy before his problems get him into trouble.that MenAreTough and should never ask for help with their emotional problems.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob has a HairTriggerTemper but refuses to go to therapy -- and then his SuppressedRage boils over and he kills a man for [[isproportionateRetribution bumping into him]].
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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob has a HairTriggerTemper but refuses to go to therapy -- and then his SuppressedRage boils over and he kills a man for [[isproportionateRetribution [[DisproportionateRetribution bumping into him]].
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** Charlie comes from a culture where people who need and go to therapy are ridiculed and ostracized (especially [[MenAreTough men]]).
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-->'''Bob:''' Going to therapy does ''not'' make me weak! It means that I have the guts to admit that I have a problem and need help to deal with it, which is more than all of you can manage!"
-->'''Bob:''' Going to therapy does ''not'' make me weak! It means that I have the guts to admit that I have a problem and need help to deal with it, which is more than all of you can manage!"
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'''Basic Trope''': A character refuses to go to therapy.
* '''Straight''': Charlie refuses to go to therapy.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Charlie has debilitating depression to the point in which he's practically suicidal, but still doesn't want to go to therapy.
** Nobody in the work wants to go to therapy.
* '''Downplayed''': Charlie does go to therapy, but finds it extremely boring.
* '''Justified''':
** Charlie has a PsychoPsychologist, or has had one in the past.
** Alternatively, Charlie has heard stories about bad psychologists harming their patients.
** Charlie has a disability such as autism, and worries that he will end up in an abusive ABA therapy (either because he's heard of such abusive therapies or because he's experienced them himself).
** Charlie dislikes the way therapy is formatted.
** Charlie doesn't believe he even needs a therapist.
* '''Inverted''': Charlie loves going to therapy so much that he sometimes drops by his therapist's office to say hello.
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** ThereAreNoTherapists in the first place.
** Charlie goes to therapy. That's it.
* '''Enforced''': Charlie is mentally ill but never sees a therapist, so the writers had to come up with a reason as to why he never does besides ThereAreNoTherapists.
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* '''Straight''': Charlie refuses to go to therapy.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Charlie has debilitating depression to the point in which he's practically suicidal, but still doesn't want to go to therapy.
** Nobody in the work wants to go to therapy.
* '''Downplayed''': Charlie does go to therapy, but finds it extremely boring.
* '''Justified''':
** Charlie has a PsychoPsychologist, or has had one in the past.
** Alternatively, Charlie has heard stories about bad psychologists harming their patients.
** Charlie has a disability such as autism, and worries that he will end up in an abusive ABA therapy (either because he's heard of such abusive therapies or because he's experienced them himself).
** Charlie dislikes the way therapy is formatted.
** Charlie doesn't believe he even needs a therapist.
* '''Inverted''': Charlie loves going to therapy so much that he sometimes drops by his therapist's office to say hello.
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''':
** ThereAreNoTherapists in the first place.
** Charlie goes to therapy. That's it.
* '''Enforced''': Charlie is mentally ill but never sees a therapist, so the writers had to come up with a reason as to why he never does besides ThereAreNoTherapists.
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
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* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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