Posted by seldomseen on May 7, 2009, at 22:08:14
In reply to What Are You Afraid Of?, posted by ron1953 on May 7, 2009, at 7:43:06
I guess my biggest fear would be the loss of a shared experience with others who may be going through (or have already gone through) something that I may be dealing with.
As a hypothetical example, let's suppose I was having trouble with feelings about my therapist.
Suppose I posted about those feelings and was met with a post that said "you know, you are really stupid for feeling that way and I strongly also suspect you suck as a person. I've known people who developed strong feelings for their therapists and they were losers across the board. No offense - just call them as I see them lol!"Well, I doubt I would post again, and I bet others would be less likely to post their experiences with their therapists, or how they handled it.
Even *IF* I chose to continue posting would others more sensitive than me continue to do so as well? Would I lose their input and support?
Probably, and that would be my biggest fear about the whole matter.
Seldom.
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