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Originally Posted by Ididitmyway
It's all true. But I don't think I disputed any of that. So I am not sure what is your point here. I didn't dispute that people are encouraged to trust their therapists. But whether they choose to act on that encouragement or not is again their choice.
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Didn't quote you to disagree but to add to the discussion.
I barely saw leaving my therapists as a choice, I was SO conditioned to obey authority. I was a child long past my expiration date, something my therapists reinforced rather than disentangled.
I see this behavior in many groups--members submitting to a strong or charismatic figure over their bests interests. To disagree can feel quite lonely, even like banishment.
There IS a choice to leave a bad therapist. But for some people it takes a major upending to realize it.