Posted by Dinah on June 30, 2004, at 0:32:34
In reply to Re: Indirect messages, posted by tabitha on June 29, 2004, at 23:42:21
Since Tabitha inspired me...
Perhaps some people feel that they can only be heard if they evoke strong feelings in others. That if they want to put out a message, for example, that therapy is bad (perhaps because they derived no benefit from therapy, perhaps because they were hurt by a therapist, perhaps because they were accused falsely of abuse through recovered memories), they don't think that merely saying so would reap a benefit. They think that people must be shocked into awareness. They think that only by making people angry can they make people think.
Ok, that's my own attempt at charity. Yet even so, it doesn't change my conclusion. That while such behavior is considered appropriate by Dr. Bob, I question its appropriateness on a support board.
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