Posted by tabitha on July 18, 2002, at 15:14:42
In reply to Re: P.S. » tabitha, posted by mair on July 18, 2002, at 9:50:07
Well, I actually have first-hand experience with this, since I was removed from one of my therapist's groups. The therpaist told me in our individual session, that one group member was so distressed by me, that she was going to leave if I was allowed to stay, then 2 other members said they would leave if she left, so it was either remove me or the whole group would fall apart. Believe me I just about went thru the roof, since I had signed a 6-month commitment to this group, and did not even know it was possible to be thrown out. Anyway, I asked to do a termination session with the group, my therp asked the group about it, they all agreed except the one woman who had such a problem with me.
After that I totally lost faith in therapy (and my therapist), and quit for 2 months, after which time my therapist called me, offerred a partial apology, and we eventually patched things up. I argued in our sessions for months about the whole thing, how unfair it was, whose fault it was really, etc. Since then she has invited me to join other groups but I haven't done so, though I think I would be capable of it by now.
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