I hate rules, in general. What works for one person may not work for others. Why must we be so black and white about this stuff! We all come from different backgrounds and have different needs. Someone who is narcissistic is going to be that way whether their therapy is short or long. I've been with my T a year and still purposely hide lots of things from her all the time. I've done short term stuff in the past and it never worked because I refused to trust anyone. That is me and how I am...others are not the same. I had no intention of being in therapy "long term" but that's where it's headed. And I'm glad I accidentally found a t who isn't so dogmatic as to say that it's wrong or dangerous in some way...