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Originally Posted by tealBumblebee
My mind is telling me different things about this:
1) This is a positive because i'm beginning to trust her obviously.
2) This is a negative because i'm falling back into my common childhood pattern of opening up way too much only to be betrayed, lied to or have my trust broken in the end.
3) This is neutral but odd because, she shouldn't be the only person I tell anything to - who will I talk to when we end therapy (not in the foreseeable future)?
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I think its a positive thing that you are beginning to have that level of trust in her. I don't think she will lie to you, or betray you- at least not intentionally, but therapists are human and can make mistakes. But if that happens, I think you have to trust that your relationship can withstand a rupture and you will make it through it together.
I think you do bring up a very good point- you should be able to trust your therapist, but relying on your therapist as your only confident isn't healthy. Because your right- when your relationship ends, where will you be? I think that relying solely on your therapist will strengthen that feeling of opening up and being betrayed, when the relationship does end. your therapist should be there to guide you and help you learn how to open up to other peers as well.
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