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#therapists dont have infinite knowledge over every subject
strawberrybabydog · 3 years
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tbh i just think a lot of various alterhuman spaces are very anti-psychology and anti-mental health treatment. its really painful being both alterhuman and a mental health worker. I've personally seen so much shit thrown at therapists, people saying that they are going to report their therapist for malpractice, or turning others against *their own* therapists, because the therapist said something the client didnt like or bc they question why the client wants a very specific and niche diagnosis. i desperately wish i was being sarcastic or dramatic but im not.
to be honest i never really noticed until reading this, but now after reading this, i totally see it :0/
the only thing i feel like i can attribute it to is the anti-kin "you're a clinical lycanthrope, this is a mental illness" days because holy shit did that do so much harm to our community, and apparently this too; i think a lot of alterhumans have a huge fear their therapist will reject their alterhumanity because of this, deeming it as a mental illness or flaw that needs to be treated, when that hasn't been my experience or the experience of literally so many other alterhumans. my old therapist actually thought it was really cool (that was when it was just a copinglink though.)
i think it also may just be because a lot of people dont understand how therapy works, mainly that the client is the one in charge. if the client doesnt want to talk about something, they dont have to talk about it. if theyre not ready to work on something... they dont have to. a lot of anons i get which ask about therapy seem to feel scared of their therapist when there really is no need, because the client is the one fully in control. you can literally sit in your therapists office for your entire session and be completely silent if you want to. when Bailey starts his own practice, he intends to offer kids an hour to nap if they seem like they need it (instead of a session.) cuz yknow what? it's about whats best for the client!
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