DinosaurThussy [they/them]

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Cake day: May 4th, 2022

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  • i guess it was on me for bringing it up to someone whose opinions i wasn’t familiar with, but when would anyone be familiar with their therapist’s political opinions ??? isn’t that an ethical boundary or something

    No fuck this. It was not on you and you should absolutely be familiar with your therapist’s political opinions. You don’t need to go into the weeds on everything but having a ballpark estimation that they’re at least not a burgerland style fascist is a must. You’re a leftist. It’s for your own protection to have a therapist who knows when the omit certain things from your notes in that regard. Regardless, a good therapist is able to identify when their personal feelings stop them from being able to provide care and that includes feelings about political topics that affect you.

    I’ve had good luck with ZocDoc filtering for bipolar II and queer issues. Maybe you would too