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Old Jun 26, 2022, 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by *Beth* View Post
Picture this: a 3 year old is in a supermarket and instinctively knows that by throwing a tantrum s/he'll get her mommy's or daddy's attention. A tantrum to a 3 year old is a crisis, right?

While in therapy we're in an imbalanced power relationship. So does therapy innately teach us to be crisis junkies in order to assure attention from and connection with the therapist, just as that 3 year old with it's parent?
I for one am not a crisis junky. I am a stability junky. Crisis mode would be unwise for me.
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