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Originally Posted by Lurker777
Hello, everyone.
My therapist asked if I would be willing to bring my wife to a session (I didn't have a problem with this). However, after seeing several posts from other members here, it seems many of you have been asked to bring spouses and parents in as well.
Does anyone know why this is? I can't even remember why my T asked to meet my wife. Maybe to meet a relative and ensure I wasn't completely psycho? lol
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1) family therapy moves faster
2) your issues were derived from your family of origin and must be resolved there. If you bring in a spouse, its just a new family you've created bringing over the dysfunctional building blocks from your original family (parents, siblings) likely having recreated the emotional undercurrents you experienced with your parents.
3) you didnt get this way by yourself; its very helpful for T to see your family interactions to understand better