Treatment of Alcoholism and Bisexuality?
Question by Richard of Fort Bend: Treatment of Alcoholism and Bisexuality?
Should psychotherapists be able to help unhappy bisexual people “focus” their orientation to one orientation or the other (gay or straight)?
Less than 50 yrears ago alcoholism and homosexuality were seen as moral weaknesses and sins. Homexuality was also seen by the APA as a personality disorder (mental disease).
Then alcoholism was “researched” and is now recognized as a disease, not a moral . Homosexuality has been “researched” and now is no longer a disease.
In fact, the APAS has set guidelines in this area. If a person today goes to a psychologist for help changing his lifestyle from alcoholic to dry, he will be given help. But if a person today asks for help to stop acting out on homosexual urges, that psychologist is now barred by the APA from helping that person go straight. (http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbc/guidelines.html)
So if I want help eliminating gay urges, my therapist can’t help. Should shrinks be able to help unhappy bisexual people “focus” their orientation?
I just read “Psychologists are supposed to help you bond with your true nature and suppress things that are harmful to you and society.”
Sounds like Big Brother to me. I want the therapist to help me “be what I want to be,” rather than him help me “be what he thinks I am.”
Best answer:
Answer by dior.junkie
No, and you are just trying to cause trouble.
Answer by redcatt63
no…you cannot change who you innately are. people are straight…gay…lesbian…or bi. they can’t be “focused” to be someone they are not!
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