Posted by shelliR on December 5, 2001, at 13:40:50
In reply to Re: therapist's words, posted by wendy b. on December 4, 2001, at 22:12:36
> > "ideation"
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> Like, totally, man...
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> I know, I know, closure, boundaries, "place," are you at risk (although I've never been asked the last one, lucky me...)
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> On the other hand, and here I go intellectualizing again (!), they ARE only just words. And we have to use words to understand each other. And if we balk at a certain one (empathic really gets me, though), maybe it means it's an issue (arrrggghhhhh) we're having trouble with. Like empathy, or the grieving we feel when someone dies, or the ability or inability to let others know there's a line they can't cross... It's all just shorthand.
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> My 2 cents. After all, I haven't been here in a few days, the sub teaching has been good lately.
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> More later, love to all,
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> Wendy
Hi Wendy,
I thought this was just a light-hearted, fun thread to gather words or phrases that connect to us as "therapist" phrases.
I agree with Mair; it's not a critical thread. It's interesting how common language develops in a profession. So much so that we are able to relate to it as belonging to that profession, without it being an "official", declared language. We could probably do the same for medical, and dozens of other fields, but that's not what brings us together here.My guess is that my therapist and probably the majority of therapists would be amused by this thread.
Oh well, too late. I can't believe we're discussing this instead of piling more on. I think the momentum is broken.
Shelli
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