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Old Oct 17, 2010, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by mixedup_emotions View Post
Thanks, everyone....

I don't want to feel upset towards T as if he "did something wrong"....It just seems so innocent...and him wanting to help me get involved in something possibly more rewarding...I don't know. I'm just so conflicted at the moment....still...

I am still going around in circles wondering why this is upsetting me so much...why I have such anxiety and fear....and how I'm blowing his all out of proportion....

...and because of these cruddy feelings, I may be giving up an opportunity to do some great things with T who is so driven and successful...a great role model for me...yet it feels so awful to delve outside of the client/T relationship....I am afraid of learning what he's really like outside of therapy....
Mixedupemotions, your T DID "do something wrong"! One of the reasons against dual relaionships is to avoid creating the sort of feelings you are having now. Your T might have made you his offer with the best of intentions, but he still behaved unethically.

You say he is a great role model for you because he is driven and successful. You can follow that example without going into business with him.