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Therapy time. Part of my sentence requires that I participate in regular
psychological treatment with an approved provider. Interestingly enough, while
it’s fine for them to dictate the pool of therapists that I am allowed to
choose from, it’s not legal for the court to determine the length of
treatment. They can’t tell me how long the sessions should be, or how often
they should be, or even how long I have to keep doing it. It seems weird,
since the only thing stopping me from only meeting someone once can be found
in other sections of the sentence, like the part that discusses making
significant and quantifiable improvement in behavior. I could theoretically
only go the once, and then just work on myself on my own, but that’s harder to
demonstrate, so continued participation is the easiest way to measure
progress, for everyone. The therapist doesn’t even have to sign anything to
prove that I’m going regularly, or submit reports to the court. It’s basically
on the honor system, though my parole officer will be able to give anecdotal
evidence one way or another. I’ve spent all day narrowing the list of
providers online to see who I might want to speak with, reading their bios,
and taking note of their specialties. I immediately ignored all the male
therapists, which has made this go a lot faster. I know what you’re thinking,
but it’s not as bad as it sounds. I just feel more comfortable around women, I
always have, especially when it comes to medical professionals. It’s not even
a sexual thing, as I’m also attracted to men. I’ve just always found women to
generally be more patient, compassionate, and understanding. And also less
violent, though that doesn’t mean any professional has ever attacked me, or
anything. I just have a preference, which I suppose makes me sexist, but I
think it’s okay. The problem with sexism is that it leads to discrimination,
and in my case, my feelings are never really to the detriment of others. I’ve
never been in charge of hiring anyone, or firing them. If I were, I would
easily be able to set this all aside, because it’s really just about how
comfortable I am around them. I rarely go out of my way to make myself
comfortable, and I recognize that there’s a difference between that and
competence, intelligence, or social or professional fitness. Anyway, as per
usual, I won’t give you any names, but once I find the right person, I’ll tell
you a little bit about her, and will probably be mentioning our work
periodically as I continue telling my story.
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