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imapatient · Nov 25, 2009, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by deliquesce

it is a little essay written by an ex-oxford philosophy prof on mental manipulation and thought control. he said he wants me to read it because it will validate and ground my experience but also (and this is what triggered me right off) because it will help me understand what was going through the perp's mind when it was being done to me.

i am so angry that pdoc wants me to change my mind on what was happening. so, so angry. and angrier still that he is doing it in this way. feels like manipulation to me

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and scared. really, really scared. pdoc has never even used those words before - 'thought control' - so why is he using those words with me now? i want to tell him that i'm a good person so he doesn't need to hurt me but maybe he is right?

Deli, take some breaths and try to get away from the issue by something if you can by doing something physical.

Lot going on but: I don't see how trying to help you "understand what was going through the perp's mind when it was being done to me" means changing your mind on what was happening. Maybe he thinks you're not recognizing some of what happened in psychological, emotional terms--or whatever, but I don't see that as outside the norm for what T's and pdocs typically do.

"Thought control."

That can mean a lot of things. Since I dabble in philosophy, cognitive stuff, and the like sometimes, who is the author and what is the title? I'll take a gander at what it's about and what his/her oeuvre is and give you some feedback.