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Old Dec 15, 2011, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by SoupDragon View Post
Is it like when we outgrow our dependency on our parents? The relationrhip becomes unsatisfying and we seek something new to fulfil us?
not sure who you are asking that but in my case no it isnt about not being satified in therapy.

when you out grow clothes it is about maturing, aging, height and changing styles.

for me therapy is the same way. I start therapy with one problem, as I grow and heal mentally that problem gets solved and is no longer a problem. my style has changed because I have learned better ways of handling my problem. So I naturally move on to the next problem.when I have grown and healed beyond that problem, I deal with the next one.

to me the term unsatisfying is different than "out growing". to me the term unsatisfying means not happy with it. there were very few times when I was unhappy about therapy, my therapist and what problems we were dealing with. when I was unhappy about the therapist I said good bye and got another one. if I didnt like where therapy was going my therapist and I talked about it and worked it out so that my therapy was going where it was supposed to go.

to me "outgrowing" means I dont need to be working on the same goals over and over again any more, or I dont need therapy anymore. which ever be the case.
Thanks for this!
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