Shi144

Why do so many mental health providers insist on group therapy participation, regardless of diagnosis or inclination? How come refusal to participate in group therapy is so often perceived as antagonistic?

Also, what are the things you look for when doing intake? Or when you greet a regular patient?

What is your perspective on personality disorders vs trauma responses?

Have you learnt anything profound about society as a whole in your work?

Re: Group therapy: I get where you are coming from and I understand that there are a lot of pages and sites that present group therapy as an important piece of the puzzle. I know several people who get a lot out of it.

In my particular case I have been asked or made to attend group therapy several times by several different caregivers and the best I have ever been able to do is being physically present. I loathe going and despite serious efforts it has never yielded anything but more trauma and loathing for me. I have actually tried sharing once or twice which made everything much worse and apart from that I spend these sessions wishing they were over and dissociating. Or actively fighting panic attacks.

So I'd like to ask a follow-up question: Are there reasons you feel that merit refusal to attend group?

On a related note - what do you mean with "level of care"?