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Originally Posted by anilam
In therapy we are paying s.o. to pay attention to us. Everytime I come to my T's room I expect that he pays his full attention to whatever I'm saying (good stuf/bad stuf equally). Attention seeking- what's so wrong with that? All ppl need some attention.
BTW, is it really helpful to debate this instead of WHY you are having these thoughts?  |
I think it's helpful because if my therapist is only going to see me as an attention seeker when I bring up these issues, I am not going to feel understood. If he can't understand me, then what's the point in discussing not only this, but other topics?