Posted by pinkeye on February 18, 2005, at 21:14:32
In reply to Follow up on not Trusting T., posted by Speaker on February 18, 2005, at 20:55:57
Many therapists absolutely don't encourage any form of dependancy. For two reasons - 1. It is bad for you in the long run 2. It is not good for them either.. if they allow each patient to get dependant on them and be available lots for each of the patient, then they will get drained out pretty heavily.
And it is not their job. All of us get confused here and expect that they will treat us like their own family member/friend and be emotionally available for you all the time, but in retrospect, you will be able to see certain things very clearly why your therapist acted the way he did.
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