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Old Mar 16, 2014, 05:04 AM
StarLight25 StarLight25 is offline
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Originally Posted by feralkittymom View Post
It seems like a normal empathic response to me. And feeling touched, bonded, or angry, uncomfortable in turn would be equally normal reactions to crying. If a T collapsed in tears, I would question what was going on and would probably find it inhibiting at the very least.

My T teared up a few times. I think he worked pretty hard to keep composure because my experience was of struggling with overwhelming emotions that I feared would engulf and destroy me. So to have him be calm and contained was reassuring for me.

I think in general Ts try to modulate their response to counter the client's presentation. So if a client is detached from their emotions, a T may allow more of their own response to show.
Honestly I feel like a bad person because my initial thought was WTF! Then I questioned (in my head) if he was being genuine. This quickly turned to me feeling almost guilty for thinking negatively about someone who has been nothing but caring and compassionate.
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