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Old Oct 19, 2016, 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Princetonstyle View Post
Lately I've struggled so much with the concept of "returning to real life" after therapy sessions. Sometimes I wonder if the therapy model is a healthy one for those of us who have any kind of separation or attachment anxieties. Particularly when you've suffered parental issues in earlier life and you see your T as having taken on any kind of maternal/paternal persona. One hour really isn't much for the inner-child that longs for a parent, and therapy is typically an expensive and privately-funded service. It's so hard to share your deepest feelings and soul with someone, only to be told your time is "up". I get that it's the nature of the business, and that this works for lots of people, but for others I can see how it might replicate/mirror abandonment of the past.
I don't wonder about the model anymore. I think it's horrible. I suspect it does NOT work for a lot of people, but there is enormous pressure to believe in it, to be compliant, and to keep grinding.