Posted by Dinah on November 7, 2003, at 9:51:51
In reply to Please help!, posted by karen_kay on November 5, 2003, at 13:14:40
I hate to have to say this, but "recovered memories" are a hot issue for therapists today, and one of the main causes of lawsuits. Could your therapist not be being very encouraging because he doesn't want there to be any way he could be accused of creating iatragenic (sp?) memories and the associated problems for you?
If you think that's possible, you might want to discuss it with him. Perhaps even suggest that he seek supervision, or a consultation for the two of you, if this is causing problems for him being the best therapist he can be for you.
It's a shame that you would have to mention this to him, but honestly from the literature I've seen, you might run into problems with a lot of therapists in this area, purely because of their fear of lawsuits. Apparently there is a fine line to be walked, and not everyone is good on fine lines.
poster:Dinah
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