Posted by mair on January 13, 2005, at 20:09:23
In reply to Re: Being A Therapist » Susan47, posted by cubic_me on January 13, 2005, at 14:13:04
My T claims she loves doing what she's doing. She seems very upbeat and optimistic and she did tell me one day "how could I do this work if I wasn't that way." It made sense to me.
We had this conversation today where she was talking about the minimal amount of testing and report writing she does for schools, courts, and social service agencies. She sounded like she really liked it, and I asked her if it's what she'd really like to be doing. Her response was that she didn't like never knowing how things turned out with people she tested and never getting that feeling of connection. She said what she most enjoys is working in long term therapy with people like me.
It struck me while I was listening to this that I actually more than half believed her. I used to be convinced that she didn't want to be stuck with anyone like me, something I used to tell her repeatedly. It must be a true sign of progress that it's been quite awhile since I last had myself convinced that she was desparate for a way to jettison me as a patient.
mair
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