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However, after having time to reflect from my extremely happy inaugural blog post, I believe that it can be extremely dangerous when "heroes" come to the fore in these organisations. Now, when I say heroes, what I really mean are two different kinds of people: The first is the kind of person that tries so hard to be "helpful" and to be the "hero" that, in the process, they push everyone else that may be interested away because it is simply to full-on whilst everyone else is simply trying to help while they get on with their lives. The second (and the one that I wanted to focus on) is the one who has genuinely been placed on the pedestal because, absolutely deservingly, they have done fantastic work and have made a beneficial contribution to... well... a great many people.
In psychology, the scalpel of the professional is, pure and simply, their manner. But as we are all human, by definition we are extremely unlikely to get on with every single person in the world. Which is perfectly fine. One person's fantastic psychiatric nurse may be hated by another.
However, when a person is so highly regarded that they are placed on a pedestal, it can become the movement's worst enemy. Disliking that person can become extremely unpopular. It creates an environment where criticism is no longer allowed, as this person is so highly regarded that their reputation suggests they can't do anything wrong. And the person who does raise objections becomes isolated. This could be directly ("X has done all of this good work and I am incredibly upset with you that you have said something bad with him"), or indirectly ("This person is so popular, I don't think anyone will believe me if I criticise them").
Me? I hope I can just keep doing whatever I'm doing. Silently and without praise. As that suits me absolutely fine.
And yes, I still have a bit of a bee in my bonnet.
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