Posted by caraher on May 31, 2006, at 22:47:13
In reply to Yawn..., posted by Tamar on May 31, 2006, at 15:07:08
>He said that therapy has a unique language because it's a unique relationship, and I said that lots of contexts have unique languages (law courts, classrooms, hospital wards etc). I guess I still resist the 'therapy is unlike everything else' idea.
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> One thing he said was particularly interesting: he asked me if I thought I was in competition with him. I was quite surprised. I'm not a terribly competitive person, and I said I didn't see how we could possibly compete in therapy since there's no field to compete on. We're coming from very different perspectives. But there's obviously something going on that prompted him to ask the question...I think your answer lies in what you wrote before the question about competition. Perhaps he takes your challenge to the assertion that therapy is a unique relationship as a sign of intellectual competition?
I shall now indulge in some psychobabble myself and express satisfaction that he "took ownership" of his mistake. I'm glad it was a productive session and hope your post-yawn rest is refreshing
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