(November 22, 2021 at 3:15 am)Oldandeasilyconfused Wrote:(November 22, 2021 at 12:25 am)Abaddon_ire Wrote: So about 7 hours ago we had a power outage. Street lights, traffic signals, the whole nine yards.
So the whole neighbourhood was out on the street going "What the fudge".
Me and my neighbour shrugged and muddled on, pooled resources and adjourned to her place lighting candles as we go.
Having little else to do, we crack a bottle of vino, and have a hilarious time. By the time we get to the bleeding heart bit, we crack bottle 2 and I have to put on my therapist hat (yes, I am trained). She has a personal problem. There is a bloke that she has on/off flirted with for 30 years while wandering in and out of various relations since (one producing a sprog now aged 9) and a whole slew of collateral damage besides that you don't need to ask about. Should anyone ask, I will provide as much as possible without violating confidentiality.
Anyhoo, I crossed a therapy line and recommended her a route to progress. I know I should not do so, but I had no choice. We are on bottle 3 by now yet I still held it together.
It's 4 am here, I am half cut, and I have no idea if I did the right thing.
Wot? Getting pissed and trying to counsel a person? You're a trained counsellor? Umm, did that training provide a code of ethics by any chance? You're not sure if you did the right thing? Really. See how you feel when you're sober.
Why do you think I raised this thread. I am aware of the ethical issues. That is the very reason for it.
I'm kinda surprised you couldn't work that out. But you are american, so perhaps not. One must have sympathy for the hard of thinking, I suppose.
