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Originally Posted by SalingerEsme
My T is very earnest about therapy ,believes in it, is ethical , and gives a very good session . That might BE the whole job, and all the experiences outside the 45 or 50 minute session are the patient's problem so to speak. Certainly, that is my T's view.
He is a little full of himself, a little arrogant- like today he commented he hoped I didnt think he was God!!!! ( I am agnostic lol). God- complex?
My T and I built a good foundation, and shared many sessions of difficult self revelation on my part and immense empathy on his.
I just dont know how it has departed from that, and gone wrong in the dynamic. The trust is less, and the feeling detachment preceding a break up lingers in the room.
I wish I knew how to reel it in, but half of me has a foot out the door.
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Maybe it's not possible to reel it in? Maybe it's a part of "the process"? Or maybe not. I certainly don't know, I never had a calm termination of a "successful" therapy.
Sorry if you've posted about this already, but have you been able to discuss your perception and get your T's view? Will he share it?
I think honest sharing of views, which may of course be different, is part of what I would consider a "healthy" relationship. So if relationship-building and coping with reality has any place in your therapy. . .might be worth checking out? If you can, if he is willing to say. And if he's that enthralled with therapy, and a little full of himself, well. . .still seems like it might be interesting to hear what he has to say? Listen to your gut and go from there? And your gut might surprise you, you never know. Or not.