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Old Jan 08, 2014, 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by RTerroni View Post
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.
T's do like/care/some even love their clients. But what they feel is different than what we feel.

Let's try this example. A person goes to the ER for a broken leg. The doctor's job is to help mend the broken leg. The doctor DOES care for the person. But that's his job. He has his own life outside the job. If you see him, you can say hi. But to assume you are anything more than a patient/client is unrealistic. T's DO care, but you're not their friend and they aren't yours. Again, think of the poor ER doc if all his patients want to socialize with him.

Taking care of the client during set time is the T's job. It is your job to take what the T has taught you and apply it to YOUR LIFE...

I agree with others. You should find out what's really behind this desire. Then maybe you can not only understand yourself but also what everyone's been trying to explain. None of this is personally against you (though it might feel like it), it's just the way things are...and for very good reasons.
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