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Originally Posted by missbella
HT, I don’t think a discussion of one’s personal life or therapy journey is the same as say, debating a public policy issue. Not everything should be an “opinion” free for all. First we should respect each other’s personal boundaries and autonomy. I think it largely over the line telling someone else what to do if that hasn’t been requested. Likewise I think it presumptive to diagnose or interpret another person. To me this is simple courtesy.
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I get that, missbella. But without the development of a "good" or good enough sense of self -- that's what I call it, for myself, and I think there may be others who missed out on that, too -- it's hard to know/feel boundaries and autonomy.
I tended toward the enmeshed and codependent, I think, although I could/can turn into a bully sometimes, too.
"Therapy" is supposed to help with that -- that's the expectation that I got from our society, and I certainly hoped that it would -- but it sometimes it doesn't. And, in the meantime, how we can we try to participate in discussions and society? How can we learn about these social experiences if we don't try? It's more like riding a bike, to me, than reading a book, even though we can come up books of rules and guidelines.
I hate to be a tattle-tale, but I'm wondering about reporting individual posts more, rather than have us get into fights on topics that I think are important.