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Old Mar 23, 2011, 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by VenusHalley View Post
I am glad that only one person answered that professionals should not be questioned, but at the same time... it scares me that somebody would even think of that.

The "trust your doctor/therapist" thing is a double edged sword and it can cause harm... because I think the first step to your healing is to learn to trust yourself. And too often here I see "it's your illness lying to you" when somebody questions their diagnostic label or their condition instead of encouraging the person to look deeper into the issue. We too often see "it's like diabetus, you canno think it away" (there has been evidence that thought can heal)...
Yeah, I kind of put that in there worded in a tongue-in-cheek way…but the option needed to be there!
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