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Originally Posted by magicalprince
. . . I had a real underlying fear that I was not "helpable" or "fixable" because somehow my problems might be all my fault, some kind of evidence that I was just fundamentally defective. The notion of being kicked out of my own therapy felt like a really painful endorsement of this underlying fear. That fear is real, and it definitely pressures a lot of people, like it pressured me, into compliance with the whole therapy and mental health system, the DSM, the diagnoses, all of it, even if in the back of their minds, they are questioning all of it and are skeptical of the whole thing.
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Originally Posted by missbella
Based on my experience, I don’t think it wise to forfeit one’s judgment completely in any circumstance. There’s the Cold War slogan trust but verify.
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Great saying. I completely agree! |
Well said, magicalprince.
Maybe you've written about it before, but I haven't seen it -- would you mind saying how and when your therapy ended? Did you just start listening more the the questions in the back of your mind, or did something outside yourself help jump start that process? Did you go to another therapist who helped you, or what have you found that works for you instead, if you have found something?