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Originally Posted by stopdog
Exactly. A client is not bound by a therapist's agenda nor whatever the the therapist wants the client to be like.
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But if the client wants to have healthier and more satisfying relationships, and the therapist's "agenda" is to ask the client to look at his/her own behavioral contribution to relationships (since the only person the client can actually change is him/herself) how is it helpful to ignore or resist the therapist's request?
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Conversation with my therapist:
Doc: "You know, for the past few weeks you've seemed very disconnected from your emotions when you're here."
Me: "I'm not disconnected from my emotions. I just don't feel anything when I'm here."
(Pause)
Me: "Doc, why are you banging your head against the arm of your chair?"
Doc: "Because I'm not close enough to a wall."
It's official. I can even make therapists crazy.
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