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Originally Posted by Favorite Jeans
To me it just sounds like a really inexperienced person who doesn't yet have the confidence or judgment to make nuanced decisions. When a therapist feels uncertain about a boundary issue like giving hugs, they should say "you know I will need to reflect about it and we need to talk about it" or something like that (and then actually reflect, take it to supervision or to their own therapist etc.), not think "oh jeez what would my dentist do?"
In general, I don't have a lot of time for people who need a rule of thumb for everything.
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I totally agree with you. Generalizations are difficult for me because I think that there is always diversity within everything. For example, my GP gave me a hug after I had babies and a couple of other instances. Would most doctors do this? Not necessarily. I know there are probably some that cringe at even the idea. But I've been seeing him since I was a baby myself, and he's the GP for most of my extended family.