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Originally Posted by Jessica11
Theres 2 things.
An unskilled professional. That's about the person more than therapy.
2nd thing is whrn the defences people have used to keep all the "bad" in check begin to not work any more. That can feel pretty bad. But to be honest. If my defences were still keeping the bad in check then I wouldn't have been in therapy.
Whrn a alcoholic drinks and it no longer blocks things out. Thst already a pretty bad place to be.
It takes, time to work through the bad. It takes courage.
Leaving because things get a bit tough will leave someone in limbo and yes a sense of therapy having made them worse.
But as I say you can't confuse able therapist with quacks.
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I think therapist/client compatability is key. A competent therapist and hard working & committed client could inadvertently trigger eachother’s ‘stuff’, with therapy coming unwound quickly. Some people just can’t work together, and I don’t think leaving in those cases should be seen as ‘leaving because things get a bit tough’.
Also I think certain personality types don’t do well in therapy. Particularly those from abusive homes where power was held over a person. The therapy dynamic itself might not be helpful, particularly if a client has worked hard to gain independence from their family of origin and find themselves in a subordinating painful therapy relationship.
Fact: therapy may not help everyone regardless of how hard the client works or how great the therapist is.
Success is honestly just a coin toss.