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Originally Posted by dtrain0802
See... this is a perfect example of why I try and stay away from this forum.
Very rarely does anybody try considering things from the Therapist's side of things. What about the part of the story a poster doesn't share? (And if you believe we - as a collective group who share their problems, opinions, etc. on here - are 100% forthcoming or completely blames when sharing, you're as stupid as you are naive.
Of course it's her job to keep her **** out of the room but to suggest somebody do that perfectly 100% of the time is unreasonably absurd. Not only does everybody - you, me, therapists, their clients, etc. - have their own baggage full of problems they also allow it to affect their work or other parts of their lives from time to time.
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We are not therapists. We are clients. We are not obliged to try and see their side of things. My students don't have to try to see my side of things if I don't do my job. They can if they want, but it's not required.
In some relationships, we should try to see the other person's side of things - family, partners, friends. But there's a limit even to that when a partner or a parent is abusive, or a friend stops returning phone calls. Likewise there are limits to what therapists should be allowed to get away with in relationships with their clients. And that's up to the individual client.
And I have to say, often therapists don't seem to try to see the client's side of things. OP seems to be doing all the see-the-other-person's-side here.