Posted by Dinah on September 11, 2003, at 1:50:09
In reply to Should I get a new therapist?, posted by HannahW on September 10, 2003, at 22:26:43
I think in your situation, I would be as specific as possible about the actions that felt like a rejection to me, and the thoughts that accompanied them.
It wasn't really a rejection, you know. It was just her carefully following the rules of her profession. Although she may not have been doing therapy with you at that moment, it's clear that she *is* a therapist and has to live by that code.
The fact that you feel so strongly about it might mean there is some larger associations that you draw from her actions. It might be fruitful to explore them.
And you can take her response and go from there to decide what to do.
But that's just me. I'm a big believer in therapeutic honesty. I don't think I've ever had a thought about therapy that I haven't discussed with my therapist (now that we tackled the money issue). However, I've seen in my experience on the boards that I am fortunate indeed in my therapist. And that experiments with honesty don't always go as well as they do with my therapist.
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