Posted by tinydancer on March 12, 2004, at 1:30:27
In reply to This blew my mind, posted by mair on March 11, 2004, at 20:56:06
It could be my naivete, or my belief that love finds you in the strangest places, but....
I personally would not have a problem with this. Nor does it shock me or cause me to feel any particular reaction, actually. I don't evaluate therapists on their private life. What I know of it. What is important to me is being met with respect, being listened to, and feeling that the therapist can help me.
The thing that I do react with is stigmatizing the patient and demeaning her capabilities as a human being. As if she's helpless, mentally ill and unable to make a clear decision. They are both adults and entitled to make the decisions they want to make, and must accept the consequences of those decisions hand in hand. I understand the vulnerable position that a patient is in whilst sitting in the therapy chair, and of course makes it easier to take advantage of. But irregardless of my mental illness I'm still able to make decisions that I'm willing to stand for.
Probably not the majority supported argument, but it really is how I feel. Here and now, anyway.
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