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Originally Posted by Forwardinreverse
Maybe I'm making things complicated, but here is my theory; I think that a lot of therapists are codependent in their relationships (with, let's say, their partners). And because they aren't 'the dominant one' there, they often seem to have this tendency more in their role as a therapist. Or is this completely insane? 
I think their relationship with their clients is not the narcissist-codependent type, as it is in their other relationships outside of therapy. They use the therapy in a way they can compensate what they lack in life as general (if of course they didn't work through their codependency issues). And that would explain why they can still have the urge to be the 'rescuer', but they are not that attached to their clients.
Does it make any sense at all?  |
So what you are saying is that there may be a trend in people who are co-dependent in their other relationships, working as therapists, which meets their needs to feel powerful in at least one area of their lives? I think you would see this more in a narcissistic type therapist. But maybe since the hypothetical you are describing is the co-dependent in other relationships, they take on the role of the narcissist in the therapy relationship? Ie the "dominant" one? I'm not familiar with the dynamic as much, I would need to learn more about it, but yes, it seems to make sense.
Are you doing research for school or something? Personal curiosity?
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