Posted by Daisym on June 1, 2006, at 0:49:07
In reply to Yawn..., posted by Tamar on May 31, 2006, at 15:07:08
A therapist that can admit his mistakes is a keeper. He didn't gaslight you, he owned it. Good for him.
I don't know why you are competing with your therapist but I can tell you how I compete with mine. I research and read and try to figure myself out so that I don't make any mistakes in therapy. I don't know if I'm competing with him or the ghosts of all his other clients, trying to be the "best" messed up person he sees. It is a defense of mine to try to know what he is doing or what he might be thinking or what technique he might employ. I want to catch my unconscious doing unconscious things, before he does.
And the language thing -- yes, I hate that. I think I just posted about something like that. It makes you want to sit terribly still and only nod your head occasionally.
I'm glad you are fighting for what you need. That was very brave.
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