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I think T's can understand our disorders and know how to help us without knowing exactly what it feels like to experience it, just like doctors can understand and treat cancer or heart disease without being afflicted with those illnesses themselves. I think the people who have been through it probably have a much better understanding of the way it feels, but that doesn't necessarily mean they are equipped to treat it.
I see my T as the expert in providing treatment, just as a doctor or dentist is the expert in providing treatment, but sites like this provide the perspectives of people who have lived it, so there are benefits to having both the experts and our peers as part of our healing.
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