Posted by Solstice on November 5, 2010, at 14:31:41
In reply to Re: Trust » Solstice, posted by Dinah on November 5, 2010, at 13:08:18
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> I like that way of thinking of it. It was a good book? I'll have to look it up. My therapist and I talked about trust today, and the difference between feeling trust and acting with trust, and different degrees of trust. It was a bit confusing to me.
Yeah, I liked it. It's a really old book. HT was required to read it on the way to PhD, I think. I got mine on Amazon for a dollar or two. I don't remember if the book talks specifically about trust... as much as it being about the inherent dangers of believing that others have power over you superior to your own, or having something 'special' that you need to have bestowed upon you by them, basically putting people (especially therapists) on pedestals. Kinda along the lines of being connected to your own self-autonomy.I remember intially I flinched thinking "Does HT think I am idolizing? Yuck!" But we talked it out. I've never done therapist-gift-giving, but last year I found a litte Buddha statue. I gave it to HT with a long letter describing highlights of our therapy for me.. and said the Buddha is a reminder of what s/he is very good at NOT being! (So I don't have to 'kill' my HT :)
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