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Originally Posted by stopdog
I experience therapy as adversarial.
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I certainly did for many years. I think that says more about me than about the process.
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My T seems to think that the adversarial stage was valuable, perhaps even necessary. The deepest, most lasting relationships often start off adversarial, she thinks. This is a common plot device in novels.
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Originally Posted by stopdog
It is perhaps pertinent to note, most of my close relationships have started out as adversarial and then ended up not. Perhaps I cannot ally until I have had the battle to figure out where everyone stands.
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Good insight. This is true about me, too, especially in my relationship with men.
My wife used to say I was a "prickly porcupine". That would have made a good user ID!
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Me: Am I still a prickly porcupine?
Wife: Not any more.
Me: (Relieved) When did I stop being a prickly porcupine?
Wife: About a year ago.
Me: (Horrified) As recently as that?
Wife: It's a slow process.