Posted by fleeting flutterby on February 9, 2010, at 17:33:13
In reply to Still Feel Betrayed By T, posted by sassyfrancesca on February 9, 2010, at 9:10:07
> I didn't have the money to pay him for every week, so had to go 2 times a month. Been with him for 6 years; never missed a payment.
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> I would have bet my life that he would have (for a few months, until I could pay regularly again); lowered my fee.<<----flutterby: now you truly know how he regards you. No question about it-- I think he regards you as a client and just that-- a client.... like a realtor regards a potential buyer as a client or like a dentist regards a patient as a patient-- nothing else.... I think most people, well probably mostly women, -- desire to be that "special one" in their T.s eyes.... but really, when it comes down to the nitty-gritty, we are all just a client to them. (IMO)
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> I talked to another therapist and he said, 'I apologize for our profession."
>-----flutterby: that sounds like a compassionate thing to say..... with no strings attached-- of course....
> I concur with that. My t has 3 areas of income and a 2 income family........working on overcoming that disappointment and resentment.
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> I told him I was "disappointed that he CHOSE to not work with me, etc......
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> Just wanted to vent.-----flutterby: vent anytime sassy. Some therapists can be so disorienting for some clients....
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