Posted by Dinah on July 13, 2005, at 17:52:18
In reply to Re: Chapter 6: Gaslighting » pegasus, posted by daisym on July 13, 2005, at 0:27:32
> She said the part they leave out of therapy training is how to accept that some clients won't make progress, despite your best efforts. But they might need you to help them simply stay in the same place, instead of getting worse.
Amazing. That's the conclusion I came to with my therapist about five years ago. That therapy was justified if it just helped you maintain your current acceptable, if not ideal, level of functioning.
Oddly enough, I then felt free to improve. :)
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