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Originally Posted by CantExplain
Four things therapists ought to tell you up front but (in my experience) never do:
1. How long it is going to take.
2. How much it is going to hurt.
3. The likelihood of failure.
4. How many of your problems will remain after you're finished.
If, say, a plastic surgeon failed to tell you these things, you could sue them to kingdom come.
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There is no way any therapist could have with any amount of accuracy or specificity told me these things. The most they could have done is say, 1. "This could take a long time, but that isn't necessarily true for everyone. 2. "This is a painful process" (but honestly, do people actually go into therapy thinking delving into your issues and history won't be painful?) 3. "This may or may not be helpful" (for me, being told I would be likely to fail would have been discouraging and completely inaccurate; my therapy was quite successful; I am glad I did not get that message) 4. I'm not sure about this one. My therapy has been successfully concluded, and I don't have too many problems that remain significant anymore that I worked on in therapy.