Posted by Dinah on July 16, 2006, at 9:19:29
In reply to Love and Affection, posted by orchid on July 16, 2006, at 2:29:46
I think it depends a lot on what you're looking for in therapy. Not everyone is looking for the same thing.
You can look on your therapist as an instructor of useful techniques and not give a darn whether or not he is anything but solicitous of your wellbeing. You can look for love and affection in real life relationships.
Maybe that's even the healthiest perspective.
I think it would be very difficult to even learn from an instructor if you thought they disliked you. Biofeedback guy was someone I just went to to learn biofeedback. I didn't care if he felt anything positive for me. But I couldn't handle his negative feelings toward me and left.
On the other hand, in long term psychotherapy I think it helps to believe your therapist cares about you.
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