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Old Nov 27, 2009, 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by ECHOES View Post
Difficult sessions like these are so interesting because there is so much to explore and learn.
I agree--sounds like a lot of discovery and learning in those 2 sessions for both you and your T.

I think saying "I have the capacity to be hurt" is very different from saying "I feel fully capable of dealing with feeling hurt." Very different indeed! I think she was back pedaling in her later explanation to you. That's OK. She's human. It's interesting she felt the need to change what she said, but I think she was trying to be "the good therapist" for your sake, and that is, in a way, endearing. When my T is having countertransference, he will usually name it in the moment, and that has a way of disarming it, and also helps me learn more about the therapeutic relationship, and experience its reciprocity.
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Thanks for this!
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