Posted by Eddie Sylvano on February 3, 2003, at 10:24:37
In reply to Re: Fickle therapists, posted by mair on January 31, 2003, at 17:10:27
>I worried that she was resentful for having ended up with a patient who was so much more challenging than initially represented. We've addressed these fears numerous times in the past and I'm pretty sure it will crop up again. It seems to go with the territory.
-------------------I've noticed that a lot of people here are afraid to tell their therapists/pdocs/etc their true feelings and concerns. Is that fear unique to each therapist (some are more intimidating than others), or just a general desire to avoid voicing your problems to anyone? It reminds me of being in Catholic school, and going to confession. I got the impression that no one ever actually confessed their darkest issues, but just gave the priest a few bones for the sake of the system. I was probably the only one telling him all the really bad stuff, and he handled it very well.
An intersting question would be, Has anyone told their therapist something bad that they thought/did, and had the therapist openly criticize or judge them? As far as I understand, they should never do that. Their role is to question, not claim.
poster:Eddie Sylvano
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