Posted by backseatdriver on July 2, 2008, at 15:55:23
In reply to when a therapist says..., posted by meme3842 on July 2, 2008, at 15:31:59
I have this problem, too. Here's what I have learned: That when I feel like my therapist really cares about me, then no matter what, it is true. He does care. If I feel cared for, then the caring is there. It's objective. It's real.
I come from a family that totally discounted my perceptions of myself, others, and the world. I never learned how to use my feelings as reliable sources of information about myself and others -- which is what feelings are for. Or so my therapist says.
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