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Originally Posted by MobiusPsyche
I believe blocking out major events that one cannot personally do anything about as a coping mechanism is not a moral failing.
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Thanks, MP.
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However, one must vote for the people who COULD do something about the problem in every election possible. One must vote against those who refuse to do anything. One must vote against those who continue to insist loudly that there is no problem. One must vote against those who say the problem is really mental health but simultaneously make cuts to mental health funding year after year. One must vote against those who insist that the problem is that people don't have enough religion in their lives. Sorry, that people don't have enough of a specific brand of Christianity in their lives.
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Agreed on this.
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If I were a T and had respond with "unconditional positive regard" to clients expressing those sorts of beliefs about the event, I imagine I'd want to move to Zoom as well. I could hide my hands clenched in fists of rage while my face remained calm.
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Hm, this is an interesting point that I hadn't considered. I know my T sees a couple clients who would likely fit this category, from things he's said (he and I share similar beliefs). And that was challenging to him at times during the last election, plus during the pandemic. So I could see that being a potential issue if he was scheduled to meet with one of them yesterday. Or, on the other hand, if he was seeing clients who would likely be very emotional about it (he probably thought I would be!) and didn't want to be too emotional in front of them.