Not long ago, a young titan of New York real estate sat in his psychotherapist’s office. An art collector, he was thinking of bidding about $8 million for a painting, and something about the deal made him uneasy.
The therapist thought the patient was merely trying to impress him. This happened whenever the man felt unsure of himself, which was most of the time.
But instead of trying to explore the patient’s anxiety, the therapist encouraged him to buy the artwork: “This is what you want; you should go get it.”
T. Byram Karasu, a Manhattan psychiatrist whom the therapist consulted about the patient, was appalled. “That was precisely the wrong treatment,” he said. “The doctor forgot that addiction cannot be satisfied by its object. The therapist’s job is not to comfort and validate the patient’s excesses and consumption. Those are neuroses.”
Oh My! “The doctor forgot that addiction cannot be satisfied by its object. The therapist’s job is not to comfort and validate the patient’s excesses and consumption. Those are neuroses.â€
With just a few word changes, we see the same problem with the current gospel preached in ECUSA.
“”The theologians forgot that addiction to sin cannot be satisfied by sinning more. The priest’s job is not to comfort and validate the sinner’s behavior. Doing that is a mortal sin”.
Gloria in SC
But Gloria, “mortal sin” as a concept is so passe, so judgemental, so, so, [i]negative[/i]. I fear my fragile self-esteem cannot bear such intolerance and closed-mindedness. Cater to my needs, or I shall throw a tantrum!
Well, as a Grandmother (even a “great”) I know exactly what to do with a kid throwing a tantrum.. Leave them laying on the floor, kicking and screaming, and LEAVE the room. As soon as they realize no one is watching, its all over.
Wonder how that would have worked with our current crisis? Probably not, but it would have been fun to watch. LOL
Gloria