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Originally Posted by missbella
Therapy seems to me structured like the cruelest of relationships: intense attention in short-burst parceled-out doses, completely determined by their rules.
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It's set up for the convenience and benefit of the therapist, at the client's expense. Clients are like widgets on a conveyor belt. If the client expresses dissatisfaction or distress, they are a malfunctioning unit that must be corrected or replaced. This strains many boundaries, including the need to preserve one's psychological coherence, which is difficult when forced to conform to rigid scheduling and constraints.
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Originally Posted by missbella
don't think the doctor's palpation comparison applies because the intrusion in that case is only means to an end, the diagnosis. The intrusion isn't the treatment itself.
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Exactly right.