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Aw Crap: I Thought I Said Something Normal but My Therapist Responded “Let’s Unpack That” (thehardtimes.net)
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[–] MBM@lemmings.world 21 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Damn, everyone's take-away seems to be therapists bad but I prefer the article's actual take

[–] Nom@lemm.ee 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I mean, he refers to my folks as “emotionally withholding”, and it’s like, did Terry just not have parents? Because that’s what parents do: they withhold emotions so that you do whatever they say in the hopes that they will express even the smallest bit of love or approval, so… oh fuck. Yeah, never mind, Terry’s right.

They didn't read the conclusion it seems 🤷‍♀️

[–] sqgl 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I see it as ambiguous. Terry may have won in convincing the patient that the parents were "abusive" even though that is way too strong a term.