not wishing to hijack the other thread. Someone posted, "All resistance is fear" - agree .

But while "fear of getting better" definitely exists, I can't see that it is necessarily based on the client's wish for attention / pity / a caretaker, and has no other possible basis.

After all, all change is scary, and to be asked by one's T to (for example) give up some long-held "coping strategy", some protective behavior, and just allow oneself to be vulnerable, is very scary.

I would think that resistance would be expected!