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Originally Posted by stopdog
This is one of the reasons given in the books although there are several reasons according to books for them to do it. I have none of the predicted responses to it. I did enjoy reading their sample client responses and each time going "how the eff did that be the answer or response to that thing that therapist just said?"
I am particulalry baffled by the "I feel heard and that helps me" type of responses. And the ones about how the therapists attempts at "normalization" is sometjing the therapists think a client will find useful. I don't care if what I am describing is normal or not, even if it is, I still don't like it, or find it upsetting or whatever. The fact that it is the human condition or whatever is of little use to me.
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So Stopdog, if T was to have a "real" or "honest" conversation or reaction to what you had told her, would you still have the same feelings?
How could T acknowledge what you've said so you would feel ok about what T says? What would that look like?
I think this is such an interesting subject. Certainly one I haven't really thought about, but, now that I'm thinking about it, my T doesn't do this too often an I believe she thinks I see those kind of response as corny and insincere.... and she's right.