u/Diligent-Iron-3601

When you come here and say things like "My patient did x, y, z thing because they're resistant to change/parentified/[insert whatever deficit focusded interpretation here]" remember that the second part of that sentence is YOUR narrative. You don't define their experience and your assumptions may or may not be accurate.

Your client acted or spoke. That's it.

The rest is your interpretation, coloured by your training (which has its own limitations and bias), cultural context etc. We all have blind spots, bias, distortions....yes, even therapists.

The narratives and assumptions about clients behaviours on here are often framed as truths rather than "I see X behaviour which is consistent with..." or "which could be a sign of Y but there are other possibilities" etc.

The same behaviour can have many drivers. Like you might observe a behaviour related to social interactions and assume the person to have social anxiety when they actually have autism, for instance.

Stay curious, stay open minded, check your assumptions and be aware of your own bias

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u/Diligent-Iron-3601 — 16 days ago