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Posted by University on May 11, 2000, at 18:06:29
Dr. Bob,
Do you suffer from depression?
Cordially,
JM
Posted by Oddzilla on May 11, 2000, at 18:29:40
In reply to Inquiry for Dr. Bob, posted by University on May 11, 2000, at 18:06:29
> Dr. Bob,
>
> Do you suffer from depression?
>
> Cordially,
>
> JM
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Try posting the answer as boBrD. This clever strategy will eliminate the need to deal with your personal life during sessions with pesky patients. Any reference to boBrD's answers should be consistently answered with "And what would it mean to YOU if boBrD were your therapist?"Yr civil servant
Oddzilla
Posted by Renee N on May 12, 2000, at 0:01:04
In reply to Re: Suggestion for Dr. Bob, posted by Oddzilla on May 11, 2000, at 18:29:40
> Oddzilla
Cool name! Renee N
Posted by University on May 12, 2000, at 16:01:49
In reply to Re: Suggestion for Dr. Bob, posted by Oddzilla on May 11, 2000, at 18:29:40
> > Dr. Bob,
> >
> > Do you suffer from depression?
> >
> > Cordially,
> >
> > JM
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Try posting the answer as boBrD. This clever strategy will eliminate the need to deal with your personal life during sessions with pesky patients. Any reference to boBrD's answers should be consistently answered with "And what would it mean to YOU if boBrD were your therapist?"
>
> Yr civil servant
> OddzillaIn my opinion, a psychiatrist who has experienced depression is a psychiatrist likely to dispense useful information about it.
University
-Not a patient of "Dr. Bob."
Posted by bob on May 12, 2000, at 19:54:58
In reply to Regarding: Suggestion for Dr. Bob, posted by University on May 12, 2000, at 16:01:49
> > > Dr. Bob,
> > >
> > > Do you suffer from depression?
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> In my opinion, a psychiatrist who has experienced depression is a psychiatrist likely to dispense useful information about it.I mentioned above in the Rage & Cutting thread about just how much prejudice and bias there can be in the mental health field about mental health practitioners with mental health issues. I *do* agree with University's view in the "takes one to know one" department. All the same, many of us who have chosen to remain anonymous (pseudonymous?) can "come out" safely here, whereas we wouldn't dream about making this knowledge public among our colleagues.
Besides, as long as he remains silent, he can still be Dr. Bob, International Man of Mystery. Gotta have a secret identity to keep that up. ;^)
cheers,
bob
Posted by Cindy W on May 13, 2000, at 10:11:04
In reply to Re: Regarding: Suggestion for Dr. Bob, posted by bob on May 12, 2000, at 19:54:58
> > > > Dr. Bob,
> > > >
> > > > Do you suffer from depression?
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > In my opinion, a psychiatrist who has experienced depression is a psychiatrist likely to dispense useful information about it.
>
> I mentioned above in the Rage & Cutting thread about just how much prejudice and bias there can be in the mental health field about mental health practitioners with mental health issues. I *do* agree with University's view in the "takes one to know one" department. All the same, many of us who have chosen to remain anonymous (pseudonymous?) can "come out" safely here, whereas we wouldn't dream about making this knowledge public among our colleagues.
>
> Besides, as long as he remains silent, he can still be Dr. Bob, International Man of Mystery. Gotta have a secret identity to keep that up. ;^)
>
> cheers,
> bobHope this is not posted twice...the first one went into "cyberair!" IMHO, as a psychologist, it is not appropriate for a therapist to reveal his/her problems to clients. At least some clients need to see the therapist as largerthanlife, at least at first, and therapy is a place for the client to reveal his/her problems, not for the therapist to dump on the client. So I don't tell clients about my depression or OCD. I would expect that Dr. Bob would not self-disclose extensively about personal problems either; it detracts from the therapeutic alliance.
Posted by Elizabeth on May 13, 2000, at 15:38:02
In reply to Re: Regarding: Suggestion for Dr. Bob, posted by Cindy W on May 13, 2000, at 10:11:04
> Hope this is not posted twice...the first one went into "cyberair!" IMHO, as a psychologist, it is not appropriate for a therapist to reveal his/her problems to clients. At least some clients need to see the therapist as largerthanlife, at least at first, and therapy is a place for the client to reveal his/her problems, not for the therapist to dump on the client. So I don't tell clients about my depression or OCD. I would expect that Dr. Bob would not self-disclose extensively about personal problems either; it detracts from the therapeutic alliance.
But Cindy, this isn't therapy! Or at least, it isn't supposed to be. We are not patients (or as you say, clients) here.
Personally I wonder if the *idea* that "clients need to see the therapist as larger than life" isn't a bit of wishful thinking on the part of some therapists. ;-) Personally, I think the most effective therapeutic alliance is an alliance of equal partners, not of an "authority figure" and a subordinate. By trying to appear superhuman, a therapist places unnecessary pressure on herself, as well as distorting the patient's concept of reality and his relationship with the therapist.
There's a difference between "dumping" on a patient and simply not trying to deceive him. IMHO, it should be possible for any reasonably experienced therapist to find a balance between the extremes of total deception and total lack of boundaries.
Posted by Elizabeth on May 13, 2000, at 15:40:49
In reply to Re: Regarding: Suggestion for Dr. Bob, posted by bob on May 12, 2000, at 19:54:58
> Besides, as long as he remains silent, he can still be Dr. Bob, International Man of Mystery. Gotta have a secret identity to keep that up. ;^)
For all we know, he has a public identity. Any one of us could be Dr. Bob's alter ego. :-)
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