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Old Jan 15, 2014, 06:57 PM
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In most cases of therapy though, that wall is not supposed to be broken. In some intense therapy where there are issues (such as ED's) I understand there is a lot of flexibility and the general rules don't apply to these patients.

But for others, it does seem like an attempt to make the relationship more intimate than it is and really should be. Even in a class setting, most people who do eat do so very discreetly and with food that is more a snack than a meal. If anyone ever brings a meal, and it's rare, they usually eat it fast I'm the few minutes before class starts. Never during the class.There is something intimate about eating and in most situations it is just not what you do in these settings.
I still think there is a big difference between the classroom and the Therapy room.

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Old Jan 15, 2014, 07:27 PM
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I still think there is a big difference between the classroom and the Therapy room.
You're right, there is. Sometimes I see them as similar because students and teachers often have a similar type of dynamic. Students sometimes want to see their teacher break outside this role and appear more human. But once that happens the relationship isn't as effective. Therapy is, with all the intimacy, still a professional arrangement. If you're eating because you're starving and just can't wait until the end of session or couldn't fit it in beforehand then I can see a snack would be fine. But to use it as a way to create more intimacy or to give the feeling of having lunch with a friend, then it doesn't seem ideal.
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