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Originally posted by Ghost of a Duke
No, I am referring to the standard understanding of professional psychologists.

Please explain why deprivation is not a form of abuse?

How do you know what the standard understanding of all professional psychologists is?

Because deprivation can at times be good. Do you think it is good or abusive if a child is deprived of the right to drink alcohol for example?

Originally posted by dj2becker
How do you know what the standard understanding of all professional psychologists is?

Because deprivation can at times be good. Do you think it is good or abusive if a child is deprived of the right to drink alcohol for example?

Ah okay, you're going to play childish word games rather than answer a simple question about deprivation in the context being discussed. (In relation to your time in the cult).

Originally posted by Ghost of a Duke
Ah okay, you're going to play childish word games rather than answer a simple question about deprivation in the context being discussed. (In relation to your time in the cult).

I'm the one playing childish word games? You just dodged two straightforward questions.

1. How do you know what the standard understanding of all professional psychologists is?

2. Do you think it is good or abusive if a child is deprived of the right to drink alcohol for example? Yes or No?

Originally posted by dj2becker
I'm the one playing childish word games? You just dodged two straightforward questions.

1. How do you know what the standard understanding of all professional psychologists is?

2. Do you think it is good or abusive if a child is deprived of the right to drink alcohol for example? Yes or No?

1. It's my profession.

2. Irrelevant question. We were talking about deprivation in regards to your experiences in a cult (not of you being deprived of the right to drink alcohol).

How about you just explain why deprivation, such as experienced in a cult, is not a form of abuse?

Originally posted by dj2becker
Again you are welcome to assume that since I was in an environment of psychological abuse I also suffered psychological abuse. You are welcome to assume this, even if you can not prove it.

Is it fair to say you were subjected to psychological abuse, but weren't adversely affected by it?

Originally posted by apathist
Is it fair to say you were subjected to psychological abuse, but weren't adversely affected by it?

Ooh, I like that. 🙂

Originally posted by apathist
Is it fair to say you were subjected to psychological abuse, but weren't adversely affected by it?

I would say that his comment in reply to my pointed observation (both of which I quoted on page 50) indicates that - at least at that unguarded moment - he conceded that he has been adversely affected by the psychological abuse, in terms of both his intellectual and interpersonal behaviour.

Originally posted by dj2becker
Again you are welcome to your subjective opinions that I was personally abused. And you are also welcome to think that every professional psychiatrist or psychologist will share your opinion.

I think the overwhelming majority would share FMF's opinion.