Posted by Dinah on October 20, 2004, at 22:31:37
In reply to Re: I still want to trade therapists with Daisy, posted by Daisym on October 20, 2004, at 22:13:56
What I meant, of course, is that I'd like to clone your therapist and send his clones out all over the country - including here.
Or maybe he could teach classes and I could send my therapist. :)
Seriously, my therapist has a few small flaws and this is one of them. He tends to get self defensive easily, and he's not all that ummm... therapeutic... when he's in that mode. He's gotten better, but clearly it's still an area where he needs work.
It used to be he'd cross his arms and tell me that he hoped I didn't make that choice, but that there was nothing he could do about it. I suppose his reaction now is a big step forward from that. Now he mentions that, if it meant anything to me, it would be distressing to him.
The truth is that my exact plans are too private to reveal in part because they evolved partly out of fears of termination, and the plans themselves are symbolic of that. Now even when the reasons aren't termination, the plans remain the same. But how could I reveal that? Just plain too embarassing and revealing and frankly none of his business.
Even in therapy you should be allowed to retain some privacy.
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