{"id":660,"date":"2023-01-31T08:10:32","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T08:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/notesfromthetemple\/?p=660"},"modified":"2023-01-24T08:19:27","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T08:19:27","slug":"the-buddhist-police-inside-my-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/notesfromthetemple\/2023\/01\/the-buddhist-police-inside-my-head\/","title":{"rendered":"The Buddhist Police Inside My Head"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>
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I have been working as a psychotherapist for twenty five years, and for the first decade or so I was aware of a voice inside my head that spoke up whenever I felt out of my depth. \u2018You\u2019re not a real therapist,\u2019 it said. \u2018Other therapists have had better training than you. They know about things you don\u2019t know about. They would do a much better job with this client.\u2019<\/p>\n
As I reflect on this voice I\u2019m pleased to realise that it simply hasn\u2019t been present for a very long time. Of course I am still learning, and I always will be. I have blind spots and sometimes I make mistakes (which I apologise for) as I learn more about myself and the different parts of me. I don\u2019t, however, feel like an imposter. I\u2019m a decent therapist, and I generally do a good job.<\/p>\n