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Old Sep 30, 2016, 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by BudFox View Post
I'm sure it runs the gamut, but my sense is that the greater part of it is paid performance. Have read too many stories about therapists talking smack about their clients or otherwise demonstrating contempt or indifference. I've seen firsthand how quickly the apparent caring can vanish and the performance end.

Also, I think when this question has to be asked in the first place, the answer is already known to some degree.
I kind of agree - the fact that therapists seem to feel the need to put "genuinely" in front of "care" (No. 3 did) suggests that either they normally do not genuinely care or they know clients are suspicious. Or even the genuinely is an act.

Sorry to depress anyone, and I'm sure some do really care, and those who do clearly demonstrate it. But most of the time it's a professional caring. A little more intense than your dentist caring that you don't get cavities, but still professional.
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