Posted by greywolf on April 8, 2004, at 18:30:37
In reply to who has hugged there T's? or anything else?, posted by obSession on April 4, 2004, at 17:26:13
It must be due to my personal borders, but I would be shocked if my therapist hugged me. My perception is that I go to them for professional help with my personal problems, not friendship. If I'm lacking in desired physical contact in my life, maybe that would be something I would talk to the therapist about, but I would find it highly inappropriate for a therapist to have that type of physical contact with me.
And I'm not averse to physical contact or hugging. It just seems to me that there is a time and place (or person) for everything, and a therapy session isn't the right time or place for something that intimate. Since I go to a therapist for expert help, I expect a level of professionalism that wouldn't allow that type of interaction.
Maybe I'm too stuffy, and maybe I'm missing out on something, but if you read about a guy running out of his therapist's office screaming, that'd likely be me after an unsolicited hug. :)
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