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Old Sep 03, 2015, 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by stopdog View Post
That any adult thinks they know what is for any other competent adult "own good" is horrifying to me. It is condescending and patronizing and any therapist who thinks in such terms is lying either to themselves or the client or both.
I would interpret such to mean the therapist was incompetent and rather than admit it - put the blame on the client to make the therapist feel better. Therapists are not better humans than anyone else and are just as likely to label, blame and shame the client to avoid responsibility as any one else.
Thanks. It is indeed patronizing. I alternate between horribly missing her and being angry at her. I'm sure she has rationalized that she is helping me instead of admitting to herself that she has no idea what to do with me.