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Originally Posted by comrademoomoo
I totally agree with this. Increasingly, I am aware that my attention to what my therapist says far outweighs her attention to what she says. Our sessions hold much more significance for us than they do for them so it easy for us to highlight their inconsistencies or contradictions. The reality is that humans are messy and we are not in therapy with robots - not yet at least. Obviously this is often confusing or painful or destabilising for us, but hopefully the therapist is skilled enough to work through that with us.
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T and I have talked about what each of us remembers from session. I can do an insanely accurate verbatim a year and a half later of anything he said. He remembers the general feel and flow of the session along with any major topics that came up. I have noticed that working with a more experienced/seasoned T helps with this. Newer T’s are still trying to prove themselves and find their boundaries and so can be really inconsistent (and annoying). Very seldom do they have the maturity or self awareness to own their changing selves. Current T is the most experienced T I have worked with and he is far more consistent in his boundaries.