Originally Posted by
Isoverity
We are often coaching over-sensitivity here and that's not good. There are studies that show things like "grief counselors" actually make things worse for people over time because they cause people to focus more on issues instead of defocusing which is what's needed for trauma etc. Teaching people to keep nursing their wounds is debilitating. Earlier versions of RYL had their issues but they didn't go out of their way to keep people perpetually sensitive. I used to see more people do a lot better other RYL's tbh
On the subject of grief counsellors, I wholeheartedly agree with that. Even with just general counsellors as soon as they know of a specific traumatic event they focus on that as the root of all problems, when at least in my case, it is not.
/pointless post.