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Old Jun 24, 2016, 09:25 PM
BudFox BudFox is offline
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Originally Posted by growlycat View Post

I think I'm doing therapy wrong. Leaving a relative stranger shouldn't hurt this much. Wondering what I should do differently next time.
Is it possible that rather you doing therapy wrong, therapy is doing you wrong? Is paying to get hurt a fair exchange? Just playing devil's advocate...

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Maybe therapy makes me produce crazy amounts of oxytocin or something. It fees drug like and unrealistic but so intoxicating. I am just wondering if that's a side effect or part of what makes therapy work.
I had this feeling too. I liken this aspect of it to the palliative effects of a powerful drug. But if it's palliative, doesn't that mean you have to keep going back for more?