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Originally Posted by kororain
I don't really understand why you would need a particular relationship with T in order to have healthy relationships with others.
I don't view T that way. She's somebody to bounce things off of, but not someone I'm particularly attached to. She's a professional. Like a Doctor or Dentist. She's not my boyfriend.
I truly don't get the whole thing where you're supposed to have some intimate relationship. Do. Not. Get. It.
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Those examples are a bit extreme. Sharing feelings and past experiences, traumas, and current insecurities is a form of intimacy and many people struggle with trust and vulnerability, which most definitely affects other relationships. And the intimacy you experience with a significant other is entirely different than the intimacy involved in a therapeutic relationship or any other relationship, for that matter.
The client does not *need* to have a particular relationship with their Therapist, nor are they *supposed* to.
If you are personally in Therapy to "bounce things off of" your Therapist, perhaps you are not one who requires a bond with your T. For many people, however, it is absolutely necessary.