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Old Aug 18, 2018, 08:37 AM
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...the neutrality freaks me out . I do wish he was a titch more supportive- not a lot but a little.
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Old Aug 18, 2018, 08:38 AM
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What would supportive be? Concretely I mean - what sort of thing that a therapist could do would appear to be supportive?
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Old Aug 18, 2018, 12:27 PM
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Do you think there ever comes a time in which skipping a session is not acting out, but is a valid communication? Maybe you feel your T is not listening to you, or doesn't trust his/her clients to know what their needs are, or isn't taking you seriously or any of many reasons. Is skipping a session ever a good way to kind of be congruent and show instead of tell how alienated you feel, or is it always acting out and kind of irresponsible?
skipping sessions when its not due to illness or emergency is in my opinion acting out. it is a refusal to communicate.


better choice would be to show up to session and speak clearly to T. if he refuses to hear you, look for new T.
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Old Aug 18, 2018, 09:54 PM
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Sure, it's communication, but whatever it is is vague and doesn't say much, if anything. It's obviously your choice, but it seems less productive than trying to talk about things.
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