On 2004-02-10 13:46:00, exsafecounselor wrote:
"What you are saying are things I have heard before. None of what you described went on when I was at SAFE. You might want to go over some of the prior posts in the thread below this one. Alot of topics were coverd.
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You mean SAFE wasn't a long term, confrontational, aggressive, thought reform, TOUGHLOVE, break 'em to save 'em, "program" with 1st through 5th phases, newcomers, host homes, belt loops, and motivating?
On what phase is the client allowed the privlige to read, write or use the phone to call friends or relatives?
Are 1st phasers still under 24 hour watch, and told this is so they don't cause harm to themselves?
Do you realize what tampering with a young person?s ability to trust his own judgement makes as an adult? These places teach you that if you don't conform, you are choosing to self injure! Do people still carve and scratch on their arms who are misbehaving? Forcing total dependency of the program only works for so long, but with every forced act, there is a natural need to rebel against it in a normal adolescent mind.. You tell someone they will be nothing without the program, not realizing their need for individuality, will win, but then, they lose, because they were programmed to think they're nothing but dead, in jail, or hooked on drugs, without it.
The lucky and strong survive.
