Posted by coral on April 20, 2004, at 16:20:53
In reply to Darn stupid thing to be upset about, posted by Dinah on April 20, 2004, at 15:46:38
Dear Dinah,
How do you define trust?
Some people define trust as a person always being there, saying/doing the right thing, all of the time. For me, such a definition of trust is a prescription for disaster. My sister has difficulty equating human foibles in her trust belief system. If she's hurt by someone (for whatever reason, intentional or not), her trust is irrepairably damaged.
I don't mean to compare you with my sister. However, she's the first person who pops in my head when the issue of trust comes up.
Could your therapist be creating leeway in his relationship for you, allowing for the possibility of human error?
Also, the question of dependence comes up with trust. As an example, I'm totally dependent on my dentist (!) when he starts a procedure but it took me a long time to get to that point w/him.
I trust my therapist to be competent but I reserve the final decision as to what's best for me.
Rambling here... sorry
Coral
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