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Originally Posted by NP_Complete
Mine once responded to one of my emails saying it was a privilege to be on this journey with me. (I've often likened my personal brand of crap to being lost in the woods and he's trying to help me find my way out, hence a journey.) I never thought it was boilerplate therapist-speak. I found it so comforting to hear that from him at that time. It makes me very sad to think otherwise. 
ETA, he also said he cared about me in that email. Right now I really need to believe all the positive things he says to me. |
The thing with boilerplate therapist talk is that it doesn’t mean they’re not using it to express a genuine emotion. (Technically the phrase “I love you” is also boilerplate human talk.)
I’ve heard the “I genuinely care about you” from two different therapists. One very quickly showed that it was a boilerplate comment for her, the other demonstrated repeatedly that for her it was genuine, if expressed formulaically. (Of course, she’s the one I’m mad at right now.)
So you know your therapist and you can judge whether he’s sincere or not. If you’ve seen nothing to indicate otherwise, don’t let the opinions of us random strangers on the internet decide for you.