Posted by fallsfall on May 4, 2004, at 14:55:09
In reply to Re: today's session was awful, posted by crushedout on May 4, 2004, at 11:55:44
Crushed,
Please forgive my lack of tact in Open earlier - today is one of those days when a med change is giving me side effects (I feel really light headed), so I don't have as much patience as I would like.
I think I was angry that you are still hurting, and even hurting more. Sometimes in therapy you have to feel worse before you can feel better. This I know. And it is inadvisable to terminate early. But you and I have also talked about how it is possible for therapy to hurt the client rather than help. And this is the hard decision you have to make.
I think that honesty is critical to a therapeutic relationship - on both sides. The client needs to feel that they can be honest with the therapist - even about hard stuff - and that they will be safe when they are honest. The therapist also needs to be honest and open with the client.
You are not a monster. She is not a monster either. The question is whether she is helpful as a therapist for you.
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