for 10 years, what kind of things can you conclude about this person? (She is in her mid 20's now)
2007-01-04 14:04:46 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
She's getting the help she apparently needs to deal with life or a situation. Don't be offended that you didn't know until recently. She may have been afraid of what you might think. And obviously she wasn't ready to share it with you, or probably anyone else, besides her therapist. I'm sure it's not because she didn't want to tell you............she probably couldn't. That she is able to bring herself to share it with you now is a good thing. Encourage her, and praise her for confiding in you.......that in itself took strength on her part after all these years. :)
2007-01-04 14:29:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would figure assuming your in the states that she had or her parents had spent a great deal of money on this.
i would figure that since she has had ten years of professional help most likely looking at her self she is a person that has a very good understanding of who she is.
i would wonder what the reason was she went but i would be willing to accept that if she didn't want to talk about it that is her choice . i would in a joking manner but really want to know if whatever the reason was she was going there had anything to do with her harming animals or other people.
so long as she wasn't a person who was still in sessions because she was say hurting animals or wanting to harm others. then i would just say OK what else is new.
really about all i really need to know about a person for me to be friendly or friends with them is do they or have they ever caused harm to animals. have they ever caused harm to a child or an old person or anyone that can not care for themselves. oh and i sure would want to know if the person was a rapist or murderer .
if the person isn't any one of those things then i would just carry on treat them in the same manner as i would anyone else.
if they were a jerk i would leave if they were nice i would stay
that's all there is too it.
2007-01-04 14:46:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why conclude anything? Just be as much of a friend as you can. They may have a past they haven't dealt with yet, and until they do they may need assistance. Your friend may just find it helpful to bounce thoughts off another that they cannot share with people closest to them. Maybe your friend has a mental disease/disorder that they are being treated for. Who knows? Who cares? If they want to share their reasoning with you, they will. Otherwise, just be a friend and let it be! It does not make them any less of a person!
2007-01-04 15:51:58 · answer #3 · answered by Kimberly M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd conclude that your childhood friend didn't trust you enough to tell you about it before. I realize it is hurtful to just now be finding out about it but, he/she probably thought you'd "freak out". There are many misconceptions about therapy. It's really not tabu. I would congratulate your friend on his/her attempt to better themselves instead of thinking they could handle their problems on there own. Some people just can't do it. Many can't and think they can. It takes a brave and smart person to seek another persons help when they feel they need it. It takes a true friend to accept everything about a person even if it means they find comfort in talking about their problems with a therapist. God bless.
2007-01-04 14:21:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, i see nothing wrong with that, actually. I've never seen a therapist. But i do know that it is the best way to cope with things. There's nothing really wrong with it. It's better for her to talk to a person, in a calm understanding way, than take it out on people. Think about it.
2007-01-04 14:08:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well - she's smart enough to be seeking counseling rather than running amok.
Considering the number of women I've known who've been raped or molested... or otherwise abused... she's probably doing what she needs to do... and unlike many of the women I've known, she's doing the right thing.
I've known women not in counseling who've done things like throw knives at boy friends... and perhaps worse things...
What she's doing is cool, right and healthy... Heck, therapists are required by law to see therapists...
Just my .01
-dh
2007-01-04 14:11:13 · answer #6 · answered by delicateharmony 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can conclude that it's really nothing to do with you, that she has issues and that she has been smart enough to seek help to deal with them. Support her and don't ask questions unless she volunteers information to you. Just be a good friend!!!
2007-01-04 14:13:56 · answer #7 · answered by Guggi 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can conclude that the person has excellent access to healthcare benefits, child support or a lot of cash.
2007-01-04 14:07:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I wouldn't want to conclude anything at first, I would definitly wonder and like to know why, as my best friend, she felt the need to hide such a big part of her life from me. Why?
2007-01-04 14:08:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would conclude that she probably knows way more about herself than most people her age
2007-01-04 14:07:36 · answer #10 · answered by kurticus1024 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋