Posted by med_empowered on December 11, 2005, at 10:32:26
In reply to Re: Confront an old, bad shrink? » med_empowered, posted by allisonross on December 11, 2005, at 10:07:31
I think you're right...what you're describing ("resotrative justice") is really what I'm after. Maybe it won't prove "cathartic," but I'm thinking that if done well it could prove somehow...satisfying. My best friend offered to go with me; she's calm, cool, collected, and incredibly articulate. What I want isn't necessarily an apology or "revenge" or anything like that, really...I think what I'm after is having the tables turned. I want to shift the balance of power so now he has to face me not as a patient (b/c after this 1 "session" I'll be seeing someone else, of course), but rather as a **person**, one who has been adversely affected by his "therapy" and who is no longer afraid to stand up. Its kind of like a term I discovered reading about politics..."speaking truth to power"
Thanks again.
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