Or would you hold back and keep some thing private.
They are not God, after all, but can they help you if you don't tell them everything?
2007-10-21 12:43:26 · 8 answers · asked by Prof Fruitcake 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You can hold back, but if you are holding back because you are worried about their reaction that is usually a good sign that what you are holding back from them is also holding YOU back in life.
2007-10-21 12:47:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Been there, done that. It is imperative that you fully disclose everything about your personality to your therapist if you expect to create positive results. It is important to develop a relationship based on trust, not deception. Going to a therapist and then withholding relevant personal details is as stupid as wearing a blindfold to a movie theater.
Having said that, you must be careful to never admit to having committed a felony. Therapists are not like priests; they are required to report their patient's confessions to the appropriate authorities, if serious, or risk losing their license to practice.
A good practical rule of thumb is to tell your shrink about everything you think or feel, and very little about what you've
actually done. Therapists don't dispense absolution for your mistakes. Mostly, they teach you how to live with yourself.
2007-10-21 13:14:39 · answer #2 · answered by Diogenes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally, I don't believe in psychotherapy because all you really need is education and understanding. Oh, and love. All you need is love.. all you need is love. Love is all you need.
But, no, I wouldn't tell them everything. You will inevitably leave things out anyway... and besides, if the therapist is any good... they will be able to figure you out and ask the right questions and asess you that way. I wouldn't worry about it. Some things are better left unsaid.
2007-10-21 12:58:45 · answer #3 · answered by mysticrystaldawn 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If the psychiatrist is any good at all they are trained to deal with people holding back on them.
Being totally honest might mess them up.
2007-10-21 12:53:01 · answer #4 · answered by Y!A-FOOL 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
How do you expect help if you can not be completely honest with not only yourself, but also with your therapist.? You have to honest about everything, that way they can find the root of your problem
2007-10-21 12:47:49 · answer #5 · answered by tebone0315 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no i wouldnt. i made the mistake of telling one about a part of my life and he advised me according to how he personally thought about it... not according to the Biblical way to go about it.
the Bible says that things in the past are not to have relevance to what a person does in future.
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because i had told that guy, and by his advice i told a family member about it.
then years later that family member blurted it out to another younger family member who should not have been told about my failings of the past, because it had no bearing on how i was at the present time lifestyle.
no one should have a sharp sword of sin from the past hanging over their head by a thin hair.
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2007-10-21 13:14:11 · answer #6 · answered by opalist 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is no such thing as TMI in therapy... that's what makes it work. If everything is out in the open, no skeletons can hide in the closet. :0)
2007-10-21 12:57:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. I usually make them go to the video store to rent those specific episodes of Court TV.
2007-10-21 12:51:13 · answer #8 · answered by mohammadwasafalseprophet 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋