Posted by Daisym on September 7, 2006, at 23:59:16
In reply to Re: Falling off the pedestal » Dinah, posted by Jost on September 7, 2006, at 22:28:45
Do you think keeping your therapist "human" is also a defense against getting attached to them? It seems to me that we do come into therapy with a hope that this person can guide us towards feeling better. And I think one of the secrets is that it works better when we are allowed to believe that they can - help us feel better, that is. I can't tell you how many times I begged my therapist to use his magic wand or crystal ball to make it all better, right now! Hope takes many forms. Right now, mine is in the form of my therapist. Is that putting him on a pedastol? Maybe. But more, I think it is believing in him. Therapy magic - what a concept.
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