Posted by zazenduck on April 3, 2006, at 8:41:52
In reply to Heretical thought, posted by Dinah on March 30, 2006, at 12:22:48
> I'm beginning to wonder if therapy is really such a very good idea.
I don't think it is for a lot of people. Maybe sadly for some of the people who are most sensitive and in most pain to begin with.
It seems to cause a lot of pain to a lot of people.
That's obvious from reading this board.
And it does seem to be designed to arouse feelings in the client that might not be in their best interests.
Exactly. And there is no one else there to know what is going on. And many people do not react as predicted by the models they teach in grad school. The human heart is not predictable. I see more people hurt than not. And I feel pained to hear of therapists reassuring that you will be able to let go when it is time! They have no way to know. And they are only human. Naturally they want to believe what they are doing is good and useful.
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> I guess I need to hear from people who had a strong transference and came out happily on the other end, with a good natural termination. Or even those who had premature terminations without serious harm or undue pain.I would like to hear that too.
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