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Old Feb 25, 2012, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Velvet Cactus View Post
Stopdog, I agree with you on catching germs for sure! I probably would have excused myself at Kleenex two!
Ok this is where I get confused... if we are supposed to be creating a relationship with this person, how can you not pay attention to them?
I suppose to the extent I believe in the relationship part of interacting with a therapist, I do not believe it is the sort of relationship that requires me to pay attention to how they are doing. Out of all the stuff I do not think is written in stone about what the interaction between a client and a therapist is, the one tenet I do believe is that I pay them to pay attention to me, I do not pay them for me to take care of them. I tend to believe if the therapist is sick or losing money or sleep - they need to figure out a way to take care of themselves with their friends and family and it is not any of my business.