I wanted all my past therapists to be professional only. Most of them failed to fulfill this basic reasonable expectation.
Never needed any of them to be a friend or an advocate or an "ally" (whatever that means in the context of therapy). All I wanted is for them to help me get some clarity on what was happening with me internally and with my life externally. Once I get clear on the reality I live in (inner and outer), I know what to do and don't need therapist's or anyone's help figuring out solutions let alone advocating for me. And friendship to me is a part of my personal life and has nothing to do with this kind of work at all.
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