Posted by Dinah on December 3, 2003, at 16:05:46
In reply to Rang the therapist, posted by Karen_kay on December 3, 2003, at 15:02:18
I think it's great you called him and called him on his giving in to you. It sounds as if he is seeing your problem as a lack of self esteem, and that the solution is for him to reassure you. Hmmmm...
I tend to get an uneasy feeling from your posts, that maybe your therapist is enjoying himself a bit too much as opposed to keeping the therapeutic boundaries firm even when it's difficult. But maybe he thinks you need that at this point. If you feel you've moved past that, I'm really glad you can tell him so.
(And print out that post and read it to him. It was a great post. Very vulnerable and honest. I know it's scary but reading posts is how I opened up a lot of my early difficult conversations with my therapist.)
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