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Originally Posted by itisnt
And my feeling goes both way: those who have found it helpful don't think other's, who found therapy hurtful and painful, were somehow not working hard enough and those that found it hurtful can't recognize that some found therapy a miraculous success and rejoice in its healing.
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I found it hurtful and totally destructive, but I have no problem acknowledging that it helps some people. For me the issue is that the profession seems to focus obsessively on the (relatively few I would guess) miraculous cases, while ignoring the rest, its failures and casualties. And yet, related to the topic at hand, clients are expected to just play along and not ask too many questions, despite this cavalier attitude toward the possibly of harm.
I'll take therapists seriously when they start taking their f-ups seriously.