How do you feel about this LDS therapist's advice?

[UtahDan]

That's right. Surely there must be somebody to blame.

It seems like you are saying that it's no ones fault when a young person is taught to feel shame and guilt about something that is normal and healthy. Maybe I'm not understanding the point you are trying to make.

[Babs]

It seems like you are saying that it's no ones fault when a young person is taught to feel shame and guilt about something that is normal and healthy.

The posters weren't talking about something normal and healthy. They were talking about addiction.

[DU Ute]

The posters weren't talking about something normal and healthy. They were talking about addiction.

Addiction is often an unhealthy relationship with something healthy, like sex or food. Unhealthy attitudes about healthy, normal things only exasperate the problem.

[UtahDan]

The posters weren't talking about something normal and healthy. They were talking about addiction.

Mmm, I thought they were saying it is not helpful to call things addictions which aren't. I could be wrong.

[Babs]

Mmm, I thought they were saying it is not helpful to call things addictions which aren't. I could be wrong.

I don't think so. You can't really exasperate a healthy non-addiction.

[DU Ute]

I don't think so. You can't really exasperate a healthy non-addiction.

You can exasperate your non-healthy view of otherwise healthy things

[wuapinmon]

You can exasperate your non-healthy view of otherwise healthy things

Ask yourself if perhaps you're spelling something wrong.....

[Babs]

Ask yourself if perhaps you're spelling something wrong.....

shhh.

[DU Ute]

Ask yourself if perhaps you're spelling something wrong.....

shit

[creekster]

You can exasperate a librarian with that usage of exasperate, however.

[Jacob]

Emotional abuse?
Bunch of pansies.

[DrumNFeather]

Natasha gets more specific and takes the position it is not a sin, which takes some guts for her I think. Astonishing that in 2012 this is controversial to anyone.

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mormont...turbation.html

I feel bad that she felt like she had to apologize. The emotional abuse of LDS Psychologists that choose not to take a stand on particular issues needs to stop.

[byu71]

Emotional abuse?
Bunch of pansies.

I agree. Those that feel guilt and shame and are emotionally affected are weak.

The strong ones just blow off the messages and actually have a good laugh about them on their way home from church.

[Babs]

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The strong ones just blow off the messages and actually have a good laugh about them on their way home from church.

Before sarcastically posting about them online with a smug self-satisfaction.

[Topper]

You can exasperate your non-healthy view of otherwise healthy things

You are exasperated that you exacerbated the problem created by addiction?