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I agree that a therapist shouldn't impose their religious beliefs on clients; I don't think they should tell clients what to think or how to behave in any way. FWIW I'm not religious and I would not allow a T to "pray for me" like the OP described. But it sounds like the OP wants to talk about religion with her T, so I can't imagine why she shouldn't do that. |
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#22
^This. I also don't think it's acceptable for a T to impose any sort of societal appropriateness on a client.
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#23
No, mostly because I'm not religious.
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#24
Yes, we do. Therapist and I are both strong Christians we we talk about those things often.
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My therapist, psychiatrist, and I all share the same religious beliefs and talking about faith in sessions is critically important to me.
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#26
My T and I both converted to Christianity from Judaism. We did this at different times; I didn't know she was doing this. We were both raised in non-religious, but culturally-rich families. In therapy, we sometimes talk about faith, belief, and prayer.
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Only in passing. It's not important in my day to day life.
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By the way. If you are looking for some excellent reading in the area of Christian and psychological ties, read Soul-Making by Allen Jones. Just absolutely amazing how he really takes the "religion" out of the picture, focuses on the deep spiritual aspects of Christianity (with a focus on the Desert Traditions) and brings the psychology of the human into the picture. My favorite quote from the book, and it really crosses my mind often in my therapy environment: "It is, perhaps, in the use and understanding of silence that the psychoanalytic and desert traditions are alike. Silence involves a kind of breakdown; an annihilation for the sake of reorganizing the way we perceive ourselves and the world. Silence, in the end, can become a healing and comfortable experience." |
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#29
I don't think it's weird at all, even though I am not a Christian. I have spoken about religion in my therapy, even though my T is not of the same faith. I have been harmed by religious people and in religious contexts and needed a safe place to talk about that. I have also studied a little Buddhism and have found incorporating these ideas into my therapy useful. I'm not very clear on the line between spirituality and religion, but my T's have welcomed discussion of all these things as obviously they are a part of who we are as humans. I'm sure that issues don't arise for everyone as they have for me, but I think considering yourself in relationship to faith and spirtuality is a worthwhile inquiry in therapy.
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No, I don't talk about religion in therapy. Simply because it is not relevant to me.
IF it were, by all means I would bring it up. I would be thrown though by T praying right then and there. I would prefer them to do therapy with me in session & pray outside of session if they were so inclined. I don't want to pay for them to 'pray' for me in session. Seems a waste of therapy time to me. |
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"Religion is for people who are afraid to go to hell. Spiritually is for those who have been there." |
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#35
At my appointment this week I paid attention to how often even slightly brought aspects of our faith onto our conversation. Our faith is brought into our appointments a lot. Not necessarily is it a direct discussion. But it since it is a large part of my life and I make general comments she responds likewise.
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#36
I seek out a well qualified individual and then look that they have an understanding of Judaism, preferably Jewish. I don’t like having to explain things and being Jewish is a big part of my life.
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