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Originally Posted by stopdog
It really is not always the client who is wrong. And a good number of therapists do have power/control issues in dealing with clients.
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I'm sure this is true; but I haven't seen any evidence of it in this T's interaction.
CE:
That's not at all how it feels to me. If my T is unsupportive, how can I trust her? And if I can't trust her, how can I advance?
I don't think it does feel like this for you. But your feeling that your T is unsupportive doesn't necessarily make it so. Where is the evidence? You seem to equate disagreeing with her perspective with a lack of support. And if you're willing to abandon all trust because of one perceived transgression, your notion of trust is distorted.
I just don't see your willingness to be part of this relationship. Instead, you hold your T to some standard of fantasy perfection, get angry when she doesn't act accordingly, then feel aggrieved, issue an ultimatum, have a rupture.
I don't know what happens during the ruptures, though since you're still seeing the T, there must be some sort of resolution.
Is this like an attraction to make-up sex? Do you crave the post rupture honeymoon? There has to be some felt benefit to continue this.