Posted by Toph on October 15, 2004, at 9:26:25
In reply to Re: therapy, posted by Dr. Bob on October 14, 2004, at 21:47:37
> > Does he propose in the book that Psycho Babble is a place where one can receive psychological threatment?
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> > I believe that it is therapeutic for me to be able to speak freely about issues related to my illness. But, is therapy a secondary benefit of support or one of the creator's actual goals?
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> It depends what you mean by "therapy". The goals of this site are support and education. And one of the goals of support and education is to help people feel better. If they do feel better, would you say the site was "therapeutic"? Would you say I was their "therapist"?
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> I do think someone could be a group therapist and provide group therapy online, but that's not what I do here.
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Thanks for clarifying this. Though not by intent or design I do think there is a group threrapeutic dynamic that operates here. And, no, I don't think of you as a therapist, rather someone who fosters a safe, supportive, informative and, yes, therapeutic environment.Being careful not to overly idealize you, I have appreciated how available you have been to my questions lately.
-Toph
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