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<blockquote data-quote="Methuselah" data-source="post: 513025" data-attributes="member: 12725"><p>Oh, I understand about incompetent therapists. :-/ I gave up on therapy. Until my daughters wish to change, I'm not hauling them around from doctor to doctor hoping for a miracle. It's a waste of time and money. Also, most therapists aren't trained to help kids like ours. They are prepared for a patient who wants to get better and is willing to work with openness and honesty. What they get is manipulating and game playing until the appointment is over. :-/ The really "good" ones will blame the parents for their child's choices and behavior, not understanding the patient has an abnormal thought process. :-/</p><p></p><p>I worked and worked on my girls. I still do, however the essence of my hope is long gone. I used to think they were on a bad path, if they were just shown the better one, they would want to be there and would do work hard on their issues to get there. But one day a light bulb went off for me: I realized they are exactly where they want to be and have no interest in changing. They will lie, con, manipulate, harm others to make sure they stay there. :-(</p><p></p><p>I have recommended "Character Disturbances" by George K. Simon before. If you haven't read this book or visited his web site, <a href="http://www.manipulaative-people.com" target="_blank">http://www.manipulaative-people.com</a>, do so. It will be enlightening.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Methuselah, post: 513025, member: 12725"] Oh, I understand about incompetent therapists. :-/ I gave up on therapy. Until my daughters wish to change, I'm not hauling them around from doctor to doctor hoping for a miracle. It's a waste of time and money. Also, most therapists aren't trained to help kids like ours. They are prepared for a patient who wants to get better and is willing to work with openness and honesty. What they get is manipulating and game playing until the appointment is over. :-/ The really "good" ones will blame the parents for their child's choices and behavior, not understanding the patient has an abnormal thought process. :-/ I worked and worked on my girls. I still do, however the essence of my hope is long gone. I used to think they were on a bad path, if they were just shown the better one, they would want to be there and would do work hard on their issues to get there. But one day a light bulb went off for me: I realized they are exactly where they want to be and have no interest in changing. They will lie, con, manipulate, harm others to make sure they stay there. :-( I have recommended "Character Disturbances" by George K. Simon before. If you haven't read this book or visited his web site, [URL="http://www.manipulaative-people.com"]http://www.manipulaative-people.com[/URL], do so. It will be enlightening. [/QUOTE]
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