Posted by Dinah on August 21, 2004, at 11:07:57
In reply to Re: Therapy commitment » Lonely, posted by Dinah on August 20, 2004, at 23:06:20
Hmmm. I think I forgot to emphasize the important part, which is that the person has to be a good person, and a good-enough therapist for me. I have to see something in them that is worth committing to.
Obviously, some people are destructive, and I hope I'd never work on a relationship with a destructive person. Other people aren't good-enough matches for me to make working on a relationship worthwhile. I've summarily dismissed mental health professionals without a second thought after the first or third session if I think that's the case. Or in one case, a couple of years after I should have.
But given that I'm starting with a good-enough person, I prefer to work on the relationship.
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