Anthony,

Do you really think that therapy training entails "writing essays on [readings] and conforming to some professor's own personal style"? You seem to have some issues with academia. Your minimizing professional training sounds defensive and dismissive. The angry tone of the rest of your post to Spiritofnow comes across to me as overcompensation.

You seem to see yourself as uniquely qualified (self-ordained, I guess) to counsel someone without having received formal training (your own claim) which in my estimation falls into the realm of unethical behavior, and hiding behind your "legal disclaimer" does not protect you from that. It's like someone saying "I take pills, so I am qualified to be a pharmacist."

Your intentions are good. I get that. This forum is useful for many. I get that too, but your language goes beyond assertive. Sometimes it is just mean and abusive.

You write to Spiritofnow, "but seen as though your becoming a therapist, you obviously want money for it... am I wrong?". Is that some kind of jab at her motivation? Is it meant to diminish the point she made about whether an untrained person should behave as if he were a qualified therapist? This is a red herring, Anthony, not a valid argument.

Perhaps more revealing is your admonishment that she "piss off and go elsewhere". Does your vast experience and voluminous, erudite reading tell you that this is the right way to respond to a deep concern?

But you do not stop there. You taunt her, saying "Remember, you did say you wouldn't be back to support your argument... lets see if you keep to your word or not!!!". This is just puerile.

But you go on to undo your own claims. You say "I am extremely confident in myself, in my abilities, I acknowledge and accept my limits also.... I certainly don't just run off half arsed."

But you do go off half-assed when you presume to now another's motivation and level of experience, which you clearly do toward the end of your post, writing "If your here to piss me off, to piss the community off with your one sided newly found knowledge with absolute zero life experience.... don't bother please."

I have benefited from this venue, and I am grateful to all who have taken the time to respond to my own posts so thoughtfully. I am grateful too for all the work you do, Anthony, to operate this forum.

I am going to move on, though. Or should I say "piss off" before you can tell me to?

Cya.