It’s impossible to evaluate a vacation destination merely by looking at the brochure; same for systems.
I have a lot of experience in the mental health field in various capacities other than but including patient. My interest in the field is more than lazy contrarianism.
The question for you is whether you are willing to look beyond the superficialties, the stated purpose, the stated means, to how things are actually practiced, what the power relations are, and what the lived experience of other people is, people with different backgrounds and presentations.
Daniel Mackler is a former therapist with critiques of the system that echo my own experience. His video on the role of BPD in relation to PTSD was the inspiration for my original joke. You can find it if you want to know more.
And I’m glad you’ve found people in the system helpful to you, though. That’s really great. I wish everybody did.
It’s impossible to evaluate a vacation destination merely by looking at the brochure; same for systems.
I have a lot of experience in the mental health field in various capacities other than but including patient. My interest in the field is more than lazy contrarianism.
The question for you is whether you are willing to look beyond the superficialties, the stated purpose, the stated means, to how things are actually practiced, what the power relations are, and what the lived experience of other people is, people with different backgrounds and presentations.
Daniel Mackler is a former therapist with critiques of the system that echo my own experience. His video on the role of BPD in relation to PTSD was the inspiration for my original joke. You can find it if you want to know more.
And I’m glad you’ve found people in the system helpful to you, though. That’s really great. I wish everybody did.