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View Poll Results: Do you believe the therapist you hire can accurately assess anything about you?
Yes 6 17.65%
Yes
6 17.65%
No 2 5.88%
No
2 5.88%
Sometimes 7 20.59%
Sometimes
7 20.59%
I don't know 2 5.88%
I don't know
2 5.88%
maybe 2 5.88%
maybe
2 5.88%
yes -the therapist knows me better than I know myself 3 8.82%
yes -the therapist knows me better than I know myself
3 8.82%
yes - they are trained professionals 2 5.88%
yes - they are trained professionals
2 5.88%
of course not - it is not a science and they, as those people like to say when they fail, are not mind readers 2 5.88%
of course not - it is not a science and they, as those people like to say when they fail, are not mind readers
2 5.88%
I never found the therapist to be accurate 1 2.94%
I never found the therapist to be accurate
1 2.94%
How could they be, therapy is not precise -it is an art 1 2.94%
How could they be, therapy is not precise -it is an art
1 2.94%
Therapists are idiots 2 5.88%
Therapists are idiots
2 5.88%
I enjoyed reading Harry Potter books 2 5.88%
I enjoyed reading Harry Potter books
2 5.88%
No - it is all guess work and ego with those people 1 2.94%
No - it is all guess work and ego with those people
1 2.94%
other 1 2.94%
other
1 2.94%
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Default Aug 06, 2020 at 02:44 AM
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I had a therapist quit on me as soon as he met me because he got spooked by my diagnosis. Claimed he wasn’t qualified to work with me and that I needed a higher level of care. It did honestly bother me because I truly thought we’d work out.

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