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A thread of the posts by @cait.bsky.social. They read as follows:
I had my first talk therapy session with my new therapist and she hit me with the “you’re very self-aware” ☹️
not the “pleasure to have in class” of therapy
that’s right, I know all the tools and have developed countertools so they no longer work. welcome to thunderdome
There’s one person acting like their dog was shot here and it’s you
Even if that were true, it would be because you’re being confrontational about my and others’ lived experiences in defense of a clincal practice being broadly applied to people who have stated that it has harmed their mental wellbeing.
I’ll never be sorry for asserting my belief in effective mental health management that treats people with dignity rather than CBT-no-matter-what. That’s really all there is to it, and you’re the one who intially replied to me, so it really does seem from my point of view like you’re the one with the issue.
I’m actually not the same person.
Ah, I didn’t notice. You still did initially reply to me though. My first comment in this thread was intended to be commiseration with someone who shares my perspective and I wasn’t anticipating being attacked for agreeing that CBT is not all sunshine and rainbows for everyone forced into it.
Maybe because you framed CBT as inherently and universally “jank as fuck”, without initially acknowledging that there are many situations it does work for.
Also, no one is forced into CBT without a court order.