Posted by Raisinb on January 23, 2012, at 14:16:06
In reply to I'm upset about an exchange with my therapist, posted by Dinah on January 23, 2012, at 10:51:54
I'd say there are a few likely triggers here: the intrusion of yucky business reality into an intimate relationship, the discussion of other clients (don't they realize that is almost never helpful?), and the suggestion that he might not treat you as good as them (which I am sure he would, but still!)
Is it certain that you have to reduce your session frequency, or just a distant possibility? If it is the latter, maybe you can just avoid this upsetting conversation for the time being. I always felt like there were enough emotional spikes to fall on and avoided that which was not absolutely necessary. Probably not "ideal" client behavior, but whatever.
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