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Originally Posted by ScarletPimpernel
I don't think therapy is all about being challenged. I think validation, too, is important especially for people who have been invalidated their whole life. It gives confidence and understanding and compassion which are all healing.
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I agree with this, especially as someone who was/is often invalidated by my mother (and some others in my life). And I think there's a difference between a therapist being validating and just nodding and agreeing with whatever a client says.