Posted by SLS on April 22, 2009, at 11:16:09
In reply to Re: Not ethical for Dr. Bob » Deneb, posted by SLS on April 22, 2009, at 10:55:25
> ...by having an interaction with someone whom he knows to have emotional vulnerabilities.
Dr. Bob really knows very little about us as individual minds. He really can't be certain of anything when it comes to each of our unique psyches. He really can't know how his behaviors will affect anyone. So, it would be foolish of the doctor to develop a personal relationship with anyone here. Even people who appear well adjusted on the Internet can be less so in real life.
Why should Dr. Bob place himself in a situation that could be injurious to his own professional stature? The protective nature of there being boundaries between the doctor and the members of the Psycho-Babble community works both ways.
Just as it is true of the doctor, so too is it true of me that I can't be certain of how anyone else thinks. I don't really know that you or anyone else would be emotionally vulnerable in any particular situation. You might not be vulnerable to any harm at all were you to have an intimate dinner with Dr. Bob. I really don't know...
Neither does Dr. Bob.
- Scott
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