You make SO MANY good points here. This article has made my top 5 favourite on Medium. :) This part, however, struck me even harder. I think you've put into words (finally! Someone said it!) the… - Lucy the Oracle - Medium

Moreover, fake ruinous empathy has the potential for manipulation, albeit unintentional. By opting for the path of least resistance, providers might inadvertently guide the conversation or even the treatment course based on what’s emotionally easier to convey, rather than what’s necessarily best for the patient. A solid therapy practitioner is self aware, and I’ve yet to meet one, who knows where the cliff edge of their resilience lies. I end up having to “manage” the therapist, and its the death of real insight and growth. Nobody lea…
Exaggerated Softness and Fake Ruinous Empathy: The Unseen Harm
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Ann Leech
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Aug 13, 2023
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You make SO MANY good points here. This article has made my top 5 favourite on Medium. :)
This part, however, struck me even harder. I think you've put into words (finally! Someone said it!) the reason why therapy never works for me. I am a person prone to denial. I don't even lie in therapy, I tell the truth, but I sometimes contradict myself (which is a thing I noticed by journaling about the sessions. And no-one EVER pointed that out to me. Ever.) This fake ruinous empathy I keep encountering, only FEEDS my denial about things to work on.
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Oracle learner / spirit worker based in Ireland. Buddhist/polytheist. I don't read minds. I don't change minds. I don't sugarcoat. Take my message or leave it.
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