Telling abused & oppressed people that they should do mindfulness or CBT to enable them to cope better with/think differently about their oppression, abuse or trauma is one of the most sadistic and elitist approaches we have in psychology & mental health.

It’s victim blaming.
Beware approaches which sound progressive but actually force the victim to shoulder the trauma and oppression, and encourage the victim to think about it differently, while leaving them in that situation or environment which continues to oppress and harm them
There is nothing acceptable about leaving a victim in trauma, abuse, poverty, oppression, bullying etc. But telling them that mindfulness and CBT will help them cope with it, or think differently, or respond differently to it.

That’s not stopping the harm.
Consider how much easier it is for professionals, authorities and society to ignore the abuses and oppressions, and instead tell the victim that they need to learn to think and feel differently about them.

Easier, cheaper, quicker.
You can follow @DrJessTaylor.
Tip: mention @twtextapp on a Twitter thread with the keyword “unroll” to get a link to it.

Latest Threads Unrolled: