Posted by Dinah on September 29, 2003, at 19:13:22
In reply to Re: Trust - A therapy homework, posted by Tabitha on September 29, 2003, at 17:59:25
Chuckle. No, share away. That was my original reaction to his suggestion. Sort of an incredulous are you kidding reaction. And it really hasn't changed much although I've been giving it a lot of thought.
My therapist swears he has done this in friendships. My therapist doesn't lie. It's one of the more amusing things about him, because telling the truth is not always therapeutic. So watching him try to tell the truth in a therapeutic manner is always good entertainment. So I believe that he has done this at least once outside of therapy. I have to think it had to be a potential spouse or something though. I can't quite imagine him sitting around Hooters, watching a game, swilling beer, and suggesting that he and his bud deepen the intimacy in their relationship. Unless, as you say, all of his friends are therapists.
So.... In the interests of therapeutic harmony, I'm willing to compromise. I'm willing to try his approach with my husband. (Prepare for a tearful relationship post.) And I'm willing to try to take more chances in friendships and not be quite so quick to accept limitations. But I'm still going to accept them. To do otherwise seems so... rude.
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