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Originally Posted by chihirochild
But therapy is harder... certainly because it is more emotionally intimate, maybe also because therapy sort of feels like just two people talking (which is something we all do all the time, and are used to certain patterns and assumptions of reciprocity), even though it tries/claims to be more than that.
I'm sorry you're hurting, BudFox
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Not seeing the point of the medical exam analogy. Therapy is not medicine. Not really even close. More like faith healing. A medical exam is carried out for a specific purpose. Both parties are presumably clear why it is taking place. It is of short duration. The professional has known expertise in anatomy and physiology that justifies it. I can't say this about any therapy "exam" I've had.
Therapy is a complex and murky psychological relationship with a paid voyeur who is scrutinizing you at your most vulnerable, and interpreting your thoughts and emotions. Therapy is unique in its potential to cause deep and lasting psychological harm. If one cares to look, the evidence is out there. Most people don't care to look.
Therapy ethics documents make obsessive reference to sexual transgressions. Why? Because the basic arrangement of therapy is uniquely conducive to abuse and manipulation and exploitation. Boundaries can get weird. Some therapy clients go into serious regressive and dependent states.
Hurting?