Posted by DAisym on March 9, 2009, at 0:14:37
In reply to Differences between male and female Ts, posted by antigua3 on March 8, 2009, at 10:53:32
I wonder if who we are, how we present ourselves, how we dress, etc. influence how our therapists treat us, more than female vs. male.
I find that most of the places I go, I'm treated very much as the person in charge, even when I'm not, because I wear heels and a suit. So can this happen in therapy too? At least at the beginning, do we look more or less fragile so we get pushed more or less during sessions?
This thread makes me want to see my file and read my therapist's notes from the beginning of treatment. I'm guessing it says something like, "competent, intellectualizes instead of allowing emotional responses, wound tighter than a top." A few weeks ago he said something like, "this is so much better than when we started - it took years to make any connection to you at all." Ouch.
The female therapist I had for group was very soft spoken but she would push for a response much more than my individual therapist would. But she very much was responsible to the group, not just us as individuals.
Interesting to think about.
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