Posted by Susan47 on July 25, 2005, at 22:28:21
In reply to Re: Withholding of approval from Ts and how it hur, posted by rabidreader on July 25, 2005, at 16:00:44
an Actor, because therapists have their work persona. I'm pretty sure it's built into them during training. So that they never really lose it, even IRL. It doesn't mean they actually are better people .. or maybe they are, because maybe that's part of being a therapist. I don't know. I just wish they weren't so easily lovable. And I wish we didn't feel so unlovable. At least, if a therapist could finish what s/he started .. I believe there should actually be a written contract, you know? Something you absolutely have to abide by, clear boundaries. That would avoid a lot of this messiness. My therapist clearly should have known better; he's a well put-together male and just by virtue of his career path he's been through a lot of female "transference" as he calls it ... men don't understand their own power, and I'm wondering if perhaps they end up abusing it by choosing to remain ignorant.
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