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Old Aug 17, 2014, 07:16 PM
roimata roimata is offline
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I am unaware of any psychological issues in my therapist's life. She exudes a well-adjusted, stable image and I personally do not get the vibe that she has struggled with any serious mental health obstacles.

Maybe some anxiety, or depression in her earlier years. She works primarily with adolescents who have anxiety and mood disorders, and I think therapists tend to pick their area of expertise based on what they have either struggled with themselves or are passionate about, or both. If she had something like trauma, I think her practice would have more of a focus on that. Those are my thoughts anyway.

It would make me ill at ease to learn she had any sort of severe mental disorder like BPD or PTSD, recovered or otherwise. I would not like it. I have enough people in my life with mental illness who try to "support me" when they're really just adding to the damage – I'd like to have just one person who is well-balanced and so far she has been that sure thing. To find out she really isn't would make me feel tricked.
Thanks for this!
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