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Old Nov 02, 2016, 02:27 PM
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Or a client can have longings AND a therapist can have his own issues. And therapists and people in general bent on destructiveness sometimes can be the most expert at shaming and discounting the victim.

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Originally Posted by lolagrace View Post
I left the therapists who seemed to be bringing in their own issues too early on. It seemed lacking in boundaries and professional discernment. Of course, what one has to figure out is whether the therapist is really bringing in their own issues and putting you in that position, or, like longingforhome said, are you simply perceiving that to be the situation because you are in a habit of caretaking? I can see it going either way.
Thanks for this!
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