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Originally Posted by Skywalking
@lolagrace - LOL, it's not a bad word, but it's just, in my opinion, extremely unprofessional for a therapist to go there with a client? These aren't family members or friends. They're paid for a service. To me it's way over the boundary line and encourages unhealthy attitudes in general (every situation is different, of course) and I don't understand why people would want their therapist to love them or to love them in return. Maybe somebody could explain it to me? 
Like, I trust my mechanic when I need my brakes fixed, which is a pretty big measure of trust considering I put my life in his hands every time I get behind the wheel, but a declaration of love on either of our parts would be weird.  |
I can only speak from my experience and perspective. I didn't "want" my therapist to love me, but over the years it was just a natural by-product of our relationships. We liked each other as people. We cared about each other as people (my therapists have been fairly open books with me, so I was aware of their families, hobbies, etc.). I don't find "love" to be that big a thing quite honestly. I also see it as coming in different forms with different people under different circumstances. I've never been burdened by the love I have felt for my therapists; it seems quite natural to me. I completely realize other people see and experience love from a different lense. (I don't "love" my mechanic by the way
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