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- From: pfieland@citron.sw.stratus.com (Peggy Fieland)
- Newsgroups: soc.motss
- Subject: Re: Advice needed-Bad comming out experience
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- Date: 26 Jan 93 22:52:22 GMT
- References: <1993Jan22.192938.27090@cs.ucla.edu> <1k1itjINN1qc@transfer.stratus.com> <1993Jan26.174415.17866@spdcc.com>
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- In article <1993Jan26.174415.17866@spdcc.com> rdonahue@spdcc.com (Bob Donahue) writes:
- > NO offense but this is as useful as "what really needs to happen
- >is for his folks to not be homophobes". The parents have no motivation
- >whatsoever to go to a different shrink - they got the answer they
- >wanted to hear. Hearing dissenting opinions from other shrinks
- >isn't likely to have any effect - it contradicts their predetermined
- >answer. He needs to seek counseling, but outside of
- >his parents influence. For most people under 25 that is difficult
- >to arrange both logistically and financially... There is rarely
- >if ever a "perfect and simple" solution.
-
- You're absolutely right, given his age and the fact that his parents
- are probably paying for the therapy.
-
- Under the circumstances, the best thing for him to do is probably to
- stop seeing the offending shrink AT ALL and try to arrange for counseling
- of his own, if possible.
-
- Peggy
-