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   Randy_B said, 3 months ago

   Run away!
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   ratdogbert said, 3 months ago

   A rather immature response for a counselor.

   If that were Dr. Phil, he’d have banged her (and others) and have been ordered to forfeit his license to practice FOREVER (in Texas, but also not permitted to ever attempt to renew ANYWHERE) in lieu of prison time!

   What a deal! He’s got far more money now… even after the Britney fiasco, where he attempted to “practice!"

   So following in his footsteps… he (Mona’s counselor) will become famous later, and maybe even still “practice” in a way the courts should imprison him for (just like the idiot from Texas), but manage to have a billionaire (he shouldn’t have – as he has been ordered to stop or spread his butt cheeks in prison!) ) as his most famous patient, who after 15+ years of having his counsel (while he writes books on nutrition he isn’t qualified to write!) this most famous patient will still be “marriage phobic” and in a “cycle of repetitive emotionally based weight gain” – for years, cured of nothing!

   All while still believing, after all the false and outright liars she has brought to the attention of the retards of Amurica via her “book club” – that this is a good thing (including the “doctor” AFTER he lost his license!) and she does so with a clear conscience!

   So with all that laying ahead if she stays with this guy – I say “Mona! It’s Saturday! Go find a Happy Hour!!"
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   Nabuquduriuzhur said, 3 months ago

   A survey of psychiatrists last year indicated that 70% had slept with a patient and 40% had slept with more than one patient. While I wouldn’t doubt it overstates the case, it’s wrong to do take advantage of someone who has a neurosis or psychosis.
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   This psychologist blew it. He should be asking such things as if she is scared of Lucas and thus why she considers him a safe substitute? Is it because nothing can happen? He should try to get to the bottom of her fear of relationships with people. What sparked it off? etc.
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   Three Steps Over Japan said, 3 months ago

   “Surrogates are in the room next door.”
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   rmacprivate said, 3 months ago

   She didn’t appear to have a drinking problem when she was hanging with that guy in Hawaii. I really don’t want to sound crass ….. but she does seem to be happier when she is getting her toes curled regularly.
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   Sisyphos said, 3 months ago

   Saved by the bell! This poor therapist needs time to revamp his strategy with Mona. Or drop her altogether….
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   Night-Gaunt49 said, 3 months ago

   Not a good reason to see him. I’d tell her it wouldn’t be right for her or him to do that.
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   jojoba2 said, 3 months ago

   Right — if he were a genuine well-trained therapist this transference would not be a surprise, and he would have a better handle on his own counter-transference.
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   M Smokey said, 3 months ago

   Mona, I think you remind him of his mother.
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    Lonnie Cavenee said, 3 months ago

    @Nabuquduriuzhur

    It is definitely a continuing issue but those numbers are way out of the ballpark. It’s hard to believe that many professionals would risk everything they’ve worked so hard to achieve. Those kind of unsubstantiated claims usually come from the anti-psychiatry organizations. Abusing patient / provider relationships is risking losing a career they spent over a decade achieving. But as we all know, sometimes the little head does all the thinking…
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    Nabuquduriuzhur said, 3 months ago

    re: Lonnie

    you are most likely right. While supposedly a survey within the psychiatric profession, if it’s like most surveys, you are probably getting 5% or less. Like polls, one is probably getting just the fringes, rather than the mainstream, because the average person has no time to answer the questions.
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