Shia LaBeouf & CAA Part Ways as he Seeks Inpatient Treatment Following Sexual Battery Lawsuit

[trekkiepetrelli]

It’s unclear what specific type of treatment Shia LaBeouf is receiving. However, when LaBeouf responded to the sexual battery lawsuit late last year, he admitted to his alcoholism and aggression https://t.co/Hfafc3Ciwz
- Variety (@Variety) February 10, 2021
Shia LaBeouf and Hollywood talent agency CAA have parted ways, as the actor is currently

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[theactualworst]

Normally I say people getting treatment is fundamentally better than going to prison (especially since the American prison system is abhorrent) but I don’t think you can cure or help someone like this. Like no amount of therapy was gonna make a guy like Ted Bundy better.

[wormsinthedirt]

Yeah, there's actually a lot of evidence that abusive men learn from therapy how to better position themselves as victims, use therapeutic language to manipulate people, etc.

[theactualworst]

Yeah my mother is a narcissist who has mentally and emotionally abused me my entire life and one of her key manipulation tactics was to make herself a victim and to use her poor health (which is mostly bullshit and doctors have told her as much) to control me and make me feel too bad for her to ever defend myself.

Pretending like these men are also suffering in some way that needs treatment is so... fucked. Idk I know I’m not speaking eloquently right now but I’m tired.

[wormsinthedirt]

Ugh I'm sorry. <3

My abuser was sent to therapy after he was caught molesting someone (a minor, before me). During the therapy he "recovered memories" of being abused by his mom. Poor guy. :( /s

[josiefier]

I feel like I've asked you this before, but do we have the same mother?

And even better, she accuses EVERYONE else of being a narcissist. Me, my dad, her friends, their partners, etc. Literally everyone but her.

[theactualworst]

Yep it’s always someone else’s fault or it’s her health and if you say anything to challenge her you’re going to cause a health “flare up” it’s so fucking exhausting.

[josiefier]

Exact. Same. Which is why I'm actually glad my mother's stopped speaking to me. Even a simple hi led to a huge fight every time.

[theactualworst]

Yeah we're getting to that point. I've done so much work over the years to undo her damage but every time I see her it takes me right back and my body literally can't do it anymore. Last time I saw her, my body literally locked down and tensed up so much I had a tension headache for 7 days and finally had to go get a muscle relaxer just to relieve it all.

[theactualworst]

Ugh I'm so sorry. I'm so glad your husband supports you. It really is an eye opener to finally have someone hear your experiences and validate you that it is a abuse and you deserve better.

[crash31]

It’s sadly like that for A LOT of people who check in for inpatient treatment for various situations. I have a friend who has been in several inpatient facilities for anorexia, and each time she would learn new techniques to keep her disorder hidden and make people think she as better.

This is a major reason why the person in need of help has to WANT help themselves, and when it isn’t something they themselves want and they are doing it for others, image and for legal reasons, it’s not going to work.

[theactualworst]

Yes, 100% this!

[justkeepgoin]

That desire to change is so important otherwise therapy just becomes another way to evade the consequences of their actions. It also enables them a whole new set of tools to manipulate those around them.

[crash31]

This is why I’m not a big fan of lawyers throwing clients into treatment to reduce sentences, it RARELY helps anyone but the lawyers who can go on to collect more $$ when their clients fuck up again.

[theactualworst]

The only time I ever support this is for drug use arrests because this may be the first time someone has access to treatment and it could be a wakeup call. But even with addiction, it's something you have to want for yourself.

[justkeepgoin]

Agree on this. Drug use is the only time I think this option should be explored. your brain chemistry is literally imbalanced with who knows what.

Being an abuser... There is no therapy for being a dick. not yet at least. I'm not hopeful for this lifetime.