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Old Jan 25, 2018, 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by maybeblue View Post
I'm curious if MC said why he didn't like you to come on here. I've found it very helpful if a little addicting. I've mentioned it to my therapist and he's been pretty blank slate about it. Not that I was asking his for his permission or approval, but just mentioning that I've found it useful to not feel so alone sometimes.
The first time he brought it up, I think it was because I'd read about other therapists taking away things like e-mail, etc. So I worried he'd do that. So he didn't want me to doubt him because of stuff other therapists did. Another time was after I'd figured out his wife was sick. I'd made a post talking about how I'd wanted to ask him more about it, and many posters responded with things like, "Leave the poor man alone!" suggesting I was awful for wondering. I mentioned that to him, and he said he didn't feel that way, that I shouldn't listen to what other people believed he thought, I should ask him about it. Which in a way made sense. But then I'd tell him how much support and understanding I got on here, but he still seemed very against the site.

Current T doesn't know much about it, so seems more curious than anything. Ex-T didn't seem to care that I was on here.

In retrospect, with MC, I wonder if he worried people would question the way he practiced or think he was being unethical...
Thanks for this!
Elio