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Originally Posted by Petra5ed
If I were you I would speak up but just do it in a gentle way. Say something like 'I know you're trying to help, but...' In my opinion people shouldn't give advice like they're a therapist if they're not actually trained to be one. Support groups should be more about being heard and understood and compassion like you said then doling out advice anyways, IMO. Just keep in mind when people do this it's their way of trying to help, but I agree, it can be pretty annoying.
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Thanks Petra,
I really want to speak up but don;t want to upset the leaders, as after I burst into tears from realising I wasn;t ready for this setting yet, they let me do art therapy in their charity which is better experience for my next stage in education.
Went to group counselling this thursday gone as a participant and came out feeling mocked and worse than I did going in!
That setting I concluded is not what i'm used to, i'm not a psych student, studied art, and coming at MI therapy from that point of view.
Yeah agree completely, it is their way of trying to help, and I should be thankful for it, but I will always feel that people are not getting enough help, having been there myself!
ty xx
Liah