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Originally Posted by BudFox
Most of the therapists I spoke to about therapy gone wrong were unable to tolerate it. The one i had the issues with came totally unglued. Another went into attack mode. A couple did a subtle client-blaming song and dance. Others were weirdly silent and non-committal. Collectively, it was a freak show.
Seemed most of them had a tenuous hold on things, and were only comfortable when the proceedings played out according to some scripted model they learned in training, where the client is submissive and stupid, and obediently worships at the altar of therapy, and accepts all responsibility for failure.
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You’re absolutely right. I can relate to what you’re saying. I’ve had the defensive attitude where she says that I’m the one at fault. Every scenario where I’ve had an issue with her she will turn around I’ll be at fault. The one time she admitted that she was fault she then did nothing to rectify it. According to her the fact that she admitted it and apologized was enough.
It’s work when therapists encounter patients that will challenge them. It’s much easier to deal with submissive clients that you can shape and mold. It’s much harder to deal with clients that question the therapist and the therapeutic process. I find it comical when I see my T using that “scripted model”. I’ve brought it to her attention and she said that she’s suppose to use it because she is a therapist. Just a poor answer.