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Originally Posted by LonesomeTonight
I mentioned how he was so accepting of me, until he suddenly wasn't. That it had felt good to me because I didn't get that in childhood. Dr. T said he wondered how ultimately helpful it was to me though, as people in the outside world aren't generally as accepting as him. Which was an interesting point that I'll need to think on more.
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But if you go to therapy to re-work old patterns (which I think you do although certainly not everybody does or wants to), then being with a therapist who is very accepting is generally helpful. There is nobody more accepting of you than a good-enough parent.
Signed,
Somebody who spent the evening accepting/thoughtfully responding to much more nonsense from my three-year-old than anybody in the outside world could or should