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Light Up The Dimmer Switch

Notes, stories and ideas, turned up one notch at a time.

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  • Lawful but awful

    Lawful but awful

    There’s a gap between what is lawful and what is right. With the therapy harm I experienced, I’ve learned that a clinician’s conduct can be wrong on several levels and…

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  • Why intent is irrelevant

    Why intent is irrelevant

    When therapy harms a client, the first question people often ask is whether the therapist meant to do it. It’s the wrong…

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  • The Last to Know

    The Last to Know

    I first saw the plan for ending my therapy in writing over six weeks after shit had well and truly blown up…

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  • The Inferior Option

    The Inferior Option

    Today is the first day I haven’t sat with documents open on my screen, going over them with a fine-tooth comb. My…

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  • I Don’t Know What I’m Feeling

    I Don’t Know What I’m Feeling

    I don’t know what I’m feeling. I can’t access the depth of it, so it feels like there’s nothing overly deep there.…

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