Thread: Role reversal
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Old Nov 04, 2016, 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by AllHeart View Post
I guess I haven't experienced role reversal as much as I have role equivalency. My t has told me we are both attached to each other and the goal of therapy is to help each other into well being. So much of my therapy has been about my t. But I also contributed to that because I thrived on being needed by my t for a while. Convoluted, indeed.

How did your session go yesterday, MP?
Thanks, my session actually went well. I was pleasantly surprised. I shared just about everything I needed to share and actually this time I felt like I got an appropriate response. So this T is a keeper and my pattern with Ts appears to be broken! Super stoked about that. I think the missing human element was my own fault in this case.

Role equivalency sounds interesting... I think that is the ultimate goal of therapy, really. But, once you have reached that role equivalency, do you think it's helpful to continue therapy beyond that point? To me at that point it sounds like it would almost just be more of a friendship type of relationship, which is fine, but shouldn't cost money!
Thanks for this!
AllHeart