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Originally Posted by RTerroni
But that is the thing, it makes you feel like you are nothing but an appointment on your Therapist's calendar when I think that you are much more than that.
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. . . which is, I suspect, why you are so fixated on these scenarios.
Look, many people struggle with the strictly professional boundaries between therapists and their clients, but those boundaries are there truly to protect the client. It may be hard for you to understand, but if your T chums up with you, they have crossed a boundary and the actual therapeutic relationship and work becomes compromised.
You might want to discuss this with your therapist so you can understand why it is that way. Don't go into the discussion trying to prove your point. That's not going to be helpful to you. Go into the discussion with the goal of learning how a therapist can be both a professional and care about you WITHIN the boundaries of your sessions. Like it or not, you are going to have to find some peace with that idea.