Posted by cursed_one on February 26, 2005, at 0:06:11
In reply to Re: Emotional Abandon(*poss slight trigger*) » cursed_one, posted by 10derHeart on February 25, 2005, at 19:19:21
Thank you 10derHeart for your response to my entry and for welcoming me. i look forward to reading and posting more here - in the hopes of enhancing as well as learning as much as i can.
i do feel i have to clear up a misconception that you have picked up upon reading my original post. i do not think all therapists are "out for themselves". People who choose to go into this profession i am sure have a desire to help others and truly want to stimulate positive change and growth. i am sure my previous therapist did in the safety of her office. What i was suggesting is that when it comes to anyone - therapist, teacher, doctor, garbage man, receptionist, etc feeling their own safety (legal in my particular case) threatened, they will foremost think of protecting themselves first - it's natural. This is, in my opinion,a flaw in the whole process and why i feel there can never truly be any 100% sure fire way to trust 100%. Most don't understand the legal system and when a therapist tells you on that first visit whatever you say stays between you and he/she - they are basically lying to you - i am not saying they are even doing it intentionally.
i don't know what the answer is - for myself, certainly not for anyone else. i just want to allow my own story to be known so no one else ever has to suffer the indignation and humiliation of being grilled by the defense lawyer about my very personal history (8 years), for 2 and a half days on the stand, me trying to protect the future of my sweet child,and end up loosing a trial because i was such a "f*ck up" - in the lawyers, judges, and juries eyes. No one should have to go through that blind as i did.
Again thank you all for giving me a forum here and i will be more sensitive about using *pst* in the future
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