But see, this is where I get confused about this entire argument about the pro-therapy group shutting down or bashing the wary-therapy group (wasn't sure what to name the opposite group because anti-therapy group seemed wrong). If someone says something negative about therapy or therapists and I jump in and post why I think this might be a generalization from my own experience, why am I shutting anyone down? Why isn't the other poster able to simply see me as disagreeing, not bashing or attempting to shut him/her down? I've been disagreed with on threads and sometimes I come back and respond a few more times, but if there is no agreement, I usually just walk away, realizing that we won't be able to reach a compromise and that's okay in my book. Each to his own.

I've often see the opposite type of posting: an individual posts about how great their therapist is or how wonderful therapy is. And sometimes, someone comes along and mentions how awful their experience was in therapy and he/she might warn the person to be "careful" or not be surprised if things turn south. I don't think either type of post is wrong. I think they are simply how each person perceives therapy and all interpretations can be welcome. Perhaps if everyone was a little less thin skinned or aware that if they feel a surge of anger or resentment, it might not be a good time to post. Just a thought.