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Originally Posted by just_some_girl
Maybe 'adversarial' is a DBT thing? I've heard some aspects of it are what I would think of as harsh, eg: someone said on here somewhere that in group DBT they got sent out of the room if they cry? Certainly not my experience of therapy/counselling. I couldn't deal with that at all. I see my T very much as an ally.
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Well, just-some-girl, I'm an old guy who's been somewhat familiar with a number (not all!) of therapy regimes over the past fifty years. It's a big business, face it. And it's sad to say but true that a number of people do treat it as such. Something to make a fortune from. Why should psychopaths ignore mental health in their quest for power, control and jollies?
And mental health consumers, like you and me, need (very, VERY unfortunately) to be aware that there are wolves in the sheepfold. People to be wary of. Ideas that may not really be helpful. And with the new developments in neuroscience and its combination with psychoanalysis and attachment theory, well, the sky's the limit. Did you know that approximately 97% of the products you'll find in a health food store will NOT improve your health, mental or physical? Yeah, it's true.
Bottom line: We all need to be very careful when we choose a T and a "school of thought" (to which T may belong). Take care and good luck to you and yours!
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