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Originally Posted by Myrto
I get why you would feel that way but speaking from experience, I don't think outside contact is a good idea. Sure it feels good in the moment and you feel special and cared for. But it sets up all kinds of unrealistic expectations on the client's part because especially with texts clients expect an immediate response and when they don't get one they are hurt. It also encourages dependency and enmeshment. On the long term it's not healthy and you need to look no further than this forum to see that. I used to have outside contact with my ex T (emails and texts) and it increased my dependency on her which wasn't healthy at all. With my new T I don't have outside contact except for scheduling and it's much better.
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Just because outside contact did not work for you or even a group of other people.. does not mean it is a bad idea overall. Different people have different therapeutic needs, and are able to handle situations with outside contact in better ways than others.
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