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Originally Posted by Tiberius
I have a problem trusting therapists and dealing with emotional attachment to them.
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Not all therapy involves having an emotional attachment to the therapist. Perhaps this type of therapy would be more up your alley.
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Originally Posted by Tiberius
I have been hinting at the idea that therapy is not for everyone and that therapy is obviously not for me.
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I agree that therapy is not for everyone. If you know that therapy is obviously not for you, then why are you in therapy?
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Originally Posted by Tiberius
I'd like to hear opinions concerning my distrust of therapists as well as my reluctance to lose sight of the fact that to my therapist I am just a job.
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I'd have to know you better--your past, childhood relationship with parents, etc.--to be able to answer that. If you have shared this information with your therapist, he/she could probably tell you why you have difficulty trusting. Have you asked? I think it is perfectly fine to not lose sight that providing therapy to clients is your therapist's job. I understand that is my therapist's job and it has not interfered with my progress in therapy.
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Originally Posted by Tiberius
I still feel as though I am right
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Right about what? You have had a multiplicity of thoughtful opinions posted in your threads, so you can see there are many, not just "right" or "wrong" on one particular question. A big variable is the client, and what works for one client may not work for another. One client may embrace and flourish under a certain approach from the therapist, whereas another may find that approach a disaster. A skilled therapist can vary his approach to accommodate the client. I am thinking the question you refer to is "is providing therapy a job for our therapists?" Yes, indeed, therapists provide therapy.
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Originally Posted by Tiberius
I am surprised by the number of people on this forum who obviously don't perceive their relationship with their therapist the way I perceive my relationship with mine.
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Why the surprise? We're all different, so our relationships with our therapists will be different too. For example, you say you have difficulty trusting your therapist. Your relationship with your T will definitely be affected by that compared to clients who allow themselves to trust their T.
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Originally Posted by Tiberius
Please enlighten me and tell me how you, having considered the ideas I have discussed on this forum, can still deal with therapy and supposedly benefit from it.
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I won't pretend to be enlightening
but I will offer some thoughts: I thought you already knew that therapy was "obviously" not for you. So I'm confused on what you are asking. I really don't doubt you if you believe therapy will not help you. You sound intelligent and like you've given this a lot of consideration. Are you perhaps not convinced of that after all? As I mentioned above, perhaps a type of therapy that doesn't involve emotional attachment to the therapist would be helpful. Good luck.