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Bring up psychic abilities in therapy?
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What you’re looking for would be a therapist in the field of *transpersonal psychology*. Good luck!
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As someone who was thrown in the mental hospital during my awakening, I find most therapists and psychiatrists have no clue about the reality of the spirit world. I got nowhere explaining the reality of spirits to them either. They didn’t care. You’re better off connecting to others outside of the mental health industrial complex that are spiritual. Spirituality can be a lonely path though.
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In my opinion, don’t mention any abilities you can’t demonstrate as true to the therapist. They would likely not believe you unless you can show them.
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I study psychology and I also believe In psychic abilities, ghosts and reincarnation, etc. I would not want to go to a psychologist who doesn’t believe in these things as having a respect and understanding of the unknown helps with therapy, also who would want to tell their problems to someone who will clearly judge or try and diminish your abilities.
I think you should not only tell your therapist but be ready to get a new one if he/she treats it as a disorder or makes you feel any less bc of it.
You may need to decipher if you are psychic and have a gift or mentally ill…a good therapist should be open to the idea you may be psychic and be able to decipher if you have a gift (from there you should get a psychic mentor) or having delusions. If a therapist is not open to psychic abilities…then they will just quickly assume you have mental illness.
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The first time I saw a psychiatrist I told her Aand she put my on anti-psychotics. I never told another psychiatrist and never got antipsychotics again 🤷🏻♀️ I’d go with depends on if you want to be psychic and believe that’s possible or don’t and want to ignore it.
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I was lucky enough to find a therapist who believed my abilities, but sadly she didn’t believe covid was real. I would love to find a therapist who shared my unconventional beliefs but also believes in science.
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Maybe you need both a therapist and also a person who can guide you with the spiritual stuff? It might be worth it looking for both.
There are definitely therapists out there who are more open to spiritual stuff, just like there are therapists who are Christian etc. They might not be that many though, and it would depend on which country you live in.
When I’m in a situation like this, I usually refer til Christianity because it’s the main religion of my culture. At first I make it clear that I don’t hear any voices that command me to do things (this is usually their main concern), and then I ask why is it ok in our culture to believe in angels, however if you say you have met and spoken to one, it’s problematic? I think it’s helpful to show that you are reflecting on the topic.
You could also refer to scientists doing research on PSI, such as Dean Radin at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, if you think that might be helpful.
Hope you find the support you need. Take care.
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Ask what kind of assessment did your therapist do on you. Did they do a biopsychosocial assessment or did they do a biopsychosocial spiritual assessment. Clinical diagnosis are supposed to have room for spiritual practices. Unfortunately United States mental health is very christian-oriented. You can tell people that you heard God talking to you but if you tell them that the loved one that has passed is talking to you suddenly it’s a problem. You can ask your therapist what their spiritual practices are. If they don’t want to share let them know that you are not comfortable sharing your own without knowing that it is safe space.
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I do it subtly. Like instead of naming it explicitly I talk about the sensations I feel in my body and head. A sensation of bliss in my head after a good meditation session that feels like a lit candle. Feelings of nervousness in my throat. Feelings of joy and other emotional reactions in my “heart area”. I know it’s not a science, so I don’t act like it is. It is entirely anecdotal and applies specifically to me.
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Try finding a spiritual therapist! I have one, she’s my 5th therapist and the only one that’s ever helped me with anything
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I gave my therapist a tarot card reading. It was after a free 10 session program for health care workers and she later became my actual therapist. She said that she has to keep that door open or else I wouldn’t be able to show myself authentically. So I speak of my spiritual journey, prophetic dreams and channeled messages freely in my sessions.
It depends on who you’re talking to. You may have to shop around; if it’s feasible. Some are more open and understanding and others are strictly by the book.
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Be careful, I found a spiritual therapist whom I can talk to this stuff about and made me feel normal. however some therapists will chuck you in the hospital and start labelling diagnoses and make you feel crazy and misunderstood. I wouldn’t recommend bringing it up unless she’s spiritual, that saying, I’d look into different therapists, they usually bring the spiritual side to things and then you both open up and work together, rather than against and labelling you based on beliefs. They’re out there!! Hint at the spiritual side of things to them first without spilling your beliefs straight away, see how they react and go from there. Some therapists straight up are not educated about these things and it’s like talking to a brick wall. However there are spiritual therapists out there, they are mental healers to me, almost like a shaman, extremely helpful, they don’t spill their spiritual side straight away, my therapist only brought it up briefly after multiple sessions and only got deeper talking about it when she saw I resonated and was also spiritual. Good luck finding one!!
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It’s a double edge sword in my experience. It’s nice to talk about it, but it can easily backfire.
My tactic in this situation is to phrase it in a way they’d understand, yet separate from psychic stuff.
Like say I read the future and I know this is gonna happen. I could phrase it as I got a gut feeling about this, or you feel this intuitively.
People tend to write off anything psychic. They usually believe you better if you say you got good instincts. But, if you want to talk, maybe I can use what I got to help?
I’m no doctor, but I’m good at putting words to emotions, thoughts and feelings we have, like a translator, and give intuitive advice on how to go about it though automatic writing. Sometimes a psychic reading for a psychic works as a knock off therapy.
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Tell them the symptoms, but do not tell them it is psychic in nature. I had really bad anxiety throughout my awakening and insomnia. I got treatment for those symptoms and learned over time to adjust to having psychic things happen in my life. You have to put in a lot of work, but eventually it gets better. They are not hallucinations when you are seeing future events that later happen. It is scary at first and it is normal to think you are crazy, but precognition is not a mental illness.
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I would say absolutely not, seek therapy by all means but also talk with a PARA-psychologist who can affirm your gifts
the western medical model of mental health only comes up to being a good worker, they don’t posit that there is anything higher
when someone goes beyond good worker, those states are pathologized and demonized and must be ‘cured’
every time I’ve ever told any western educated psychologist that I can see the future its been a terrible decision, met with blank stares, not acknowledged, or treated like a whacko. it’s no fun. they’re good for other things, find a kind person you’re comfortable crying in front of but that’s it imho.
