Posted by crushedout on June 19, 2007, at 12:27:33
In reply to Re: I'm angry, posted by dispatcher on June 19, 2007, at 12:18:15
i totally disagree. i do not want my therapist to be completely honest with me, and i don't think it's therapeutic for a therapist to tell the client everything he or she thinks.of course she was just being honest but as she recognized, it was not a helpful thing to be
honest about at that moment.i also think the way she feels is totally understandable and not "wrong" in any way. and while it's good for the client to share everything he or she is feeling with his or her T, the same is not true for the T, because the therapy is about the *client*. the T's "honesty" can end up taking away from the focus on the client. i've learned that the hard way.
i doubt i am the most mean and vindictive person i know. and i'm only mean and vindictive when provoked. i am happy with my own ability to see myself for what i am: good and bad.
as for the boomerang, i hope you're right. then i know my ex-T is going to be in a world of pain.
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