Posted by alexandra_k on January 7, 2005, at 17:50:57
In reply to Re: Why is e-therapy supposed to be second rate?, posted by cubic_me on January 7, 2005, at 13:12:03
> but because I could so easily avoid all those things I don't want to talk about and I would feel more protected. Sometimes I need to feel vulnerable to move forward, and that is what face to face therapy did for me that would be more difficult with e-therapy.
You don't think that you would feel more protected with e-therapy which may mean that you don't need to avoid all those things you don't want to talk about? I mean, I personally find it easier to write about stuff that is hard - but maybe that is just me. Stuff that is hard for me is stuff that is hard for me to express. Stuff that I kind of don't know how to express. If I try in a face to face interaction then things can go badly if I am misunderstood or if I can't get across what I am trying to say. I find that writing is helpful because I can really think about what I am saying and can go back and edit it and phrase it just right so it is fairly comprehensible. I do agree, though, that if you thought that you would avoid stuff that was hard then it would indeed be hard to progress and if you think e-therapy might bring that out in you then it might not be so right for you.
Do you think that face to face contact would be required in order for you to feel vulnerable?
For me how vulnerable I feel is a function of how much I express that is of real personal significance to me. I think I would find that easier with the 'illusion of anonymity' and with a time delay than in a face to face interaction.
Thats why I am thinking that e-therapy might be better for me.
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