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Originally Posted by Clementine K
I'm not so sure. Wanting to be cared about is a basic human need. Especially in the intimacy of a therapy relationship. Outside of my therapy, I like to know that people i see a lot - my friends, coworkers, boss etc - care about me.... I don't mean in a nurturing cuddling way, but in a 'Im really rooting for you and hope you do well in life' kind of way. Or worse but still okay caring in a 'Id be really upset if you got hit by a bus' kind of way.
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But isn't the therapist's mandate to keep their own needs (however basic and however human) out of the therapy session and not use their clients to fulfill them? I think for her, me telling her I don't care about her would elicit a shrug, whereas her partner/sibling/boss/friend/whoever else telling her they don't care about her might be upsetting.