Dr. Hassan — Thank you so much for the work you do. I look forward to listening to both presentations as I am interested in advocacy in areas of mental health and law. It’s something I’d like to do myself, although I don’t have proper credentials or law degree. I’ve learned so much from your podcasts and books. The BITE model has helped me develop a greater level of discernment around self proclaimed mental health gurus, saviors and enlightened one especially in psychedelic healing space. I’m wondering what your general thoughts are about psychotherapy. I know you’ve talked about the potential dangers of hypnosis. And I agree as I’ve done hypnosis training. I’ve been reading Masson’s book Against Therapy. Do you think it could be reasonably argued that psychotherapy, as it’s often practiced, can be a form of mind control. I’m thinking specifically of behavioral interventions such as CBT because the premise of this intervention is to alter thoughts, behavior and feelings. I’ve run across my share of wounded healers including covert narcissists in the mental health space, I wish there could be more that could be done to protect people in this area. Thank you.
I talk about influence as part of an Influence Continuum- from ethical to unethical. Can psychotherapy be unethical? of course! Good therapy empowers people to be functional and get out of therapy and not keep them dependent. Freud and psychoanalysis is famous for keeping people in treatment for many years- sometimes 5 times a week. Maisson is correct to describe Freud in unethical terms.
Dr. Hassan — Thank you so much for the work you do. I look forward to listening to both presentations as I am interested in advocacy in areas of mental health and law. It’s something I’d like to do myself, although I don’t have proper credentials or law degree. I’ve learned so much from your podcasts and books. The BITE model has helped me develop a greater level of discernment around self proclaimed mental health gurus, saviors and enlightened one especially in psychedelic healing space. I’m wondering what your general thoughts are about psychotherapy. I know you’ve talked about the potential dangers of hypnosis. And I agree as I’ve done hypnosis training. I’ve been reading Masson’s book Against Therapy. Do you think it could be reasonably argued that psychotherapy, as it’s often practiced, can be a form of mind control. I’m thinking specifically of behavioral interventions such as CBT because the premise of this intervention is to alter thoughts, behavior and feelings. I’ve run across my share of wounded healers including covert narcissists in the mental health space, I wish there could be more that could be done to protect people in this area. Thank you.
Hi Anna,
I talk about influence as part of an Influence Continuum- from ethical to unethical. Can psychotherapy be unethical? of course! Good therapy empowers people to be functional and get out of therapy and not keep them dependent. Freud and psychoanalysis is famous for keeping people in treatment for many years- sometimes 5 times a week. Maisson is correct to describe Freud in unethical terms.
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