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Originally Posted by ECHOES
if she "fixed it" then she would be doing me a disservice, because what she wants is for me to have that within me, she wants me to be able to feel the power and confidence of the ability to "fix it", and to have gentler and loving feelings toward myself.
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Many years ago I read of a British therapist, who treated anorexic people, that his therapy was to "not only reassure the patient, but to make it possible for the patient to reassure herself". I knew then that this must be a good therapist -- and I felt how rare it was to find such a person.