Posted by Gabbix2 on September 18, 2005, at 18:54:15
In reply to Re: WAIT--Please read this!, posted by Emily Elizabeth on September 18, 2005, at 15:01:35
Of course.
I had somehow forgotten that at one time I could be devastated if my P.Doc went on vacation and I'd take it as rejection.
It would be awful if it was someone you trusted and looked up to, and then saw your file and thought "they think I'm an awful person!"
Or, one of the myriad of other possibilities.It is so very subjective. My first and most amazing P.Doc's philosophy was not to "kill the "demon inside" as the demon may be the most important part of you"
I believe that wholeheartedly, that what some pathologize or see as a flaw, can be your essence, and not something to normalize. Perhaps the energy needs to be focussed elsewhere, but it can be something that is a powerful, valuable force.
I was careful when I asked for mine. I was with a new p.doc was weary of many of the personality disorder diagnoses (in general, not mine)
I'd become comfortable with who I am, and my negative feelings about my new P.Doc were confirmed her attachment to the arbitrary cultural "morality" which creates "immorality" or pathology because of it's own narrow and prejudicial perception.It worked well for me.
But I can most definitely see where it could be devastating. It's complex enough in itself, but add to that the varying opinions of p-docs, it's mind boggling to try and make any general guidelines
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