Sorry
Hi Train,
Let me begin by apologizing if anyone mistook my posts as judging Coralie. I thought I made it clear several times in my previous posts that I was not jumping to conclusions about her, or this situation specifically. Rather, I felt it was an oppurtunity to discuss such a set of circumstances, namely an Sp taking advantage of a person in an emotionally weakened state. Your statement about such a person needing help is probably true in many circumstances. Mental health is an issue all too often ignored since it is viewed by most people as a sign of weakness not to be talked about at risk of public ridicule.
Sadly ignoring it does not fix the problem. What it does is leave a lot of people walking around in a state of depression or despair. My point is simply that there are a lot of people in this world of ours who are greedy enough to take advantage of that given the chance. I'm certainly not saying that Sp's are all a bunch of goldiggers. As you said and I agree, what could be more honest than exchanging money for sex? No, Sp's are not major violators of ethical standards any more than businessmen, salesmen, or politicians. As a matter of fact the lines of what is ethical and what isn't has been somewhat blurred due to what is deemed as acceptable practice in the business community nowadays. How about we just use the word immoral instead.
Not that we are a bunch of Jesus freaks but I think we can all agree that no one likes to be lied to or taken advantage of by someone manipulating us with a specific weakness we have. If someone tells you that they love you only to relieve you of your money isn't that immoral? Especially if they had inside knowledge on your emotionally weakened state? Say you had your heart broken by someone and were feeling really lonely, so you share this with an Sp during a session, would it be ok for them to pretend they loved you in hopes of taking as much money from you as possible? Even if it meant emptying out your life savings and retirement accounts? Or have they gone too far at this point? Should others be warned about this type of activity so they can beware of falling victim to such acts?
I would hope that readers of this board know that this business is "all about the money"(I love saying that) and that getting into hobbying is not a replacement for dating other women, and we are "paying for a fantasy" etc, etc... I would also reiterate that it is not impossible for any two given people to find a spark between them and for that spark to lead to a serious relationship. There is certainly nothing wrong with falling for an Sp or an Sp falling for a client as it only shows that we are after all, only human. I simply find it wrong to lie and deceive someone about loving them for monetary gain. If this activity occurs it should be reported to us, again not that I agree that this is what Coralie did, just that it is hurtful, financially and emotionally for the victims and a dangerous game to play for the Sp who underestimates the possible consequences. Most of us don't believe it would ever happen to us until it actually does. But many people are duped at one point or another in their life. It really sucks when its about love though, often the question rushes through a victims mind when they are finally faced with the harsh reality, "How could I have been so blind?" Simple answer, "Love is Blindness."
