Posted by twinleaf on June 22, 2009, at 14:48:08
In reply to Re: This has gotten to the point where policing ne » Amelia_in_StPaul, posted by twinleaf on June 21, 2009, at 14:50:18
In these posts between Amelia and me , I have twice stood up for psychoanalysis in a low-key, friendly manner, because I have had an amazingly positive personal experience with it. At the same time, I have supported CBT and related approaches, because I know, first-hand, that they, too can be amazingly effective. I never said a negative word about CBT, or about anything.
Therefore, I feel it is inappropriate for another poster to so blatantly misinterpret what I have said, and, also, for a deputy to give me a warning for indicating that I expect to be understood in a reasonable manner when I post here. I feel certain my words were clear, but if Amelia did not think so, she could ask me to clarify them. If she asked for that, I feel sure that she would feel very supported and validated by the extremely high regard I have for all the CBT approaches. She might not agree with the high regard I have for psychoanalysis, but that's OK- I'm not asking her to agree with me. We can just have a friendly disagreement.
Dinah, your warning to me epitomizes what I find troubling about Psychobabble. The meaning and essence of a poster's message is ignored in favor of some tiny point. You all seem to constantly lose sight of the forest and get bogged down in the smallest trees.
Amelia- one point: people here do not usually let everyone know what their educational attainments are, but since you have used your own as ammunition to put down my point of view about psychoanalysis, I will just tell you: I have more education than you do.
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