Posted by madison88 on September 8, 2002, at 18:31:57
In reply to Re: Psychology vs Sin, posted by Tabitha Ðòñë ƒ£îþþëÐ on September 8, 2002, at 16:59:09
I had major issues going to therapy a few years ago. i expected the therapist to rant and rave good and evil and condemn me for everything from the thoughts i had to the few behaviors i acted out. as a result i spent most the the first year in therapy in absolute silence.
My father is a pastor who sees everthing in black and white, and i was taught accordingly. i was in for a shock, because even though my therapist was a devout Baptist (horror of horrors for a self-proclaimed Buddhist like me)she never judged me one way or another.
my dad believes that if only i take my meds religiously i will be cured. if i have a bad day, or week, or year, it's my fault b/c i'm not following dr's orders. (even though i always have.)
that somebody would blame me for having or displaying the disorders i have makes my blood boil. that's why i like the studies that come out saying disorders are caused by this malfunction in the brain, or this or that circuit overfiring. even though i know free will fits in there somewhere, these biological studies, it seems, relieve me of the blame. i don't believe there exists such a thing as sin. it is too simplistic a notion that doesn't accurately describe our actions in the real world. i've got plenty more to say about that but i will stop there.
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