My liberal therapist makes me feel like I have to self edit everything I say and avoid words like “normal.” Should I fire her and find someone else?

[Anonymous]

[Astarlessnightsky]

first of all, if you are not happy and comfortable with a therapist its a good idea to look for another one.

however "normal" is a really bad way to think of things. Nothing is normal, everyone is different, so stop judging oneself as "normal" or "abnormal" can be a good first step im the right direction.

[Levin]

Yes. Your therapist should be in your frame of reference. Definitely sounds like a typical liberal. I've had liberal friends like that. You can never be yourself.

[Asker]

I have to constantly self edit. Listen - you’re not for everyone. You’ll always offend someone.
I said something once like “you train people how to treat you.” And She stopped me and said “don’t use the word train 😠”
Maybe it wasn’t the best word choice but STILL. Constantly correcting me.
She also said normal means “CIS, heterosexual white men” lmaoooo

[Levin]

What's wrong with the word train? That one is lost on me.

[Asker]

I don't know 😂 she’s such a victim. She wants me to think I’m powerless.

[MzAsh]

What does she do that makes you feel like you have to?

[NaultD]

What's the context of using "normal"?

[Asker]

She thinks it means “CIS, heterosexual white men” but I just meant normal as in like healthy positive people who aren’t negative to be around sort of context

[NaultD]

What's YOUR context of using normal?

[NaultD]

I'll use your reply as a reasonable guess.

Your "normal" life isn't my "normal" life.
My mother was from an Alaskan native village and funerals was a big deal feeling people a week from the family member died. Working to feed people
as grief response loving life with tge person who passed with your family That was normal growing up.

My dad's family wakes were really off putting. This is a month after and everyone sad as fuck. To me was off putting and not normal. Then I leaned this is how majority people deal with death. It seems crazy to me. That is ultimately reality.

As much as I respect the dead I respect how people live more.

As much as you say something is normal dosen't make it automatically true or even respected.

I want you to live life to the fullest as much as myself and my own kin. Discounting anyone humanity only hurts yourself my own and myself and humanity.

[NaultD]

Feeling should be feeding people for a week

[newNapoleon123]

Oh ma'am please please be my lover

[Agape93]

Yeap

[gorydetails]

sounds like it