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Posted by Angela2 on February 28, 2005, at 10:46:56
Have you told your t a bout psycho-babble?What does he/ she have to say about it? My t thinks that PB is... stupid. I thikn because she doesn't have the social problems I have had, and so she thinks there's no substitute for real human contact and friendship. But she understands why I come here and she thikns if it helps me then it's a good thing. What do yours think?
Posted by pinkeye on February 28, 2005, at 13:21:48
In reply to How does your therapist feel about Psycho-Babble?, posted by Angela2 on February 28, 2005, at 10:46:56
My new thearpist told me not to get into this - because she thinks I may not be equipped to handle all the triggers that come from reading such a board.
I don't know about my old therapist. I think he didn't care too much one way or the other. He would perhaps have said "judge yourself - do whatever makes you feel good about yourself."
Posted by mair on February 28, 2005, at 16:44:48
In reply to How does your therapist feel about Psycho-Babble?, posted by Angela2 on February 28, 2005, at 10:46:56
I first talked to my T about PB several years ago and her reaction was kneejerk negative. We didn't talk about it in depth then, so I'm speculating that her objection was to seeking help on-line instead of IRL. We have revisited my participation here many times. She doesn't like the fact that I tend to process things on my own or here before I bring them to her - generally stripped by then of their emotional content. On the other hand she recognizes that I might never bring them to her if I didn't have the opportunity to process first. She knows that sometimes this site can be a real trigger for me. While that can be unfortunate, in her mind it also is grist for therapy - sometimes the best we have since I shy away from talking to her about most of my IRL relationships. A few years ago she was pretty helpful with my effort to come to terms with the death of a PB poster. Seeing my reaction to it made her realize that some of the relationships I've formed here are every bit as real as some of the more conventional IRL relationships.
I don't think she uses the internet alot, so I think her experience with me has introduced her in a way to the world of on-line support.
Mair
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