Like therapy itself, ending things with a therapist can be a huge opportunity for healing and growth
Photo: Tatyana Ignatenkova/EyeEm/Getty Images Here’s what the relationship between a therapist and a patient should be: compassionate. Accepting. Challenging — to the point of painful, sometimes. It should be a space where you can air your flaws, where you feel free to talk about yourself practically nonstop without worrying about the person on the other end of the conversation.
That was the red flag for one of my patients, who explained at our first session that she’d left her previous therapist after they kept insisting that she go on a diet. She was comfortable with her size, but the therapist seemed convinced that she wouldn’t be happy unless she lost weight. “When I found myself editing some of my stories because they involved eating meals I knew she wouldn’t approve of,” she recalled to me, “I knew I had to leave.
But even the therapist-client relationships with no red flags — even the healthiest, most productive ones — likely should eventually come to an end. In the first session or two, you and your therapist hopefully discussed treatment goals. Perhaps you sought help to become more assertive, or finally understand why you keep getting into disastrous love affairs, or to grieve the loss of a loved one. These treatment goals are just that: goals to be achieved.
Norge Siste Nytt, Norge Overskrifter
Similar News:Du kan også lese nyheter som ligner på denne som vi har samlet inn fra andre nyhetskilder.
20 Things on Sale You’ll Actually Want to Buy: From Everlane to RevivalThe best of the Internet’s sales bins, including a Nintendo Switch controller that’s a “must” for wireless gaming, a beauty editor’s favorite non-gluey lip gloss, and the alpaca sweater one staffer “practically lives in” every winter
Les mer »
Manchin and Sinema think their pursuit of bipartisanship is admirable. It’s not.Senate Democrats hoped to appease party centrists like Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema with their Freedom to Vote Act. But Republicans have promised to block it.
Les mer »
23 Fall Maxidresses to Replace Your Summer SlipsIt’s time to swap spaghetti-strap summer dresses for warmer, fall maxi dresses.
Les mer »
Just a List of Ways to Actually Enjoy Car SexIf you're ready to take your sexing adventures to your car, below are 25 tips for sex moves, sex positions, road head tips, and so much more.
Les mer »
Larry David Says Working on ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Is ‘Way More Cathartic’ Than Seeing a TherapistAt the premiere of HBO’s inimitable comedy “Curb Your Enthusiasm’s,” 11th season, creator and star Larry David dutifully, charmingly performed the requisite press line interviews with nary a hint o…
Les mer »
14 of the trendiest gifts to give—and get—this holiday seasonIt's time to start your holiday shopping, and the Shop TODAY team found the best gifts of the season.
Les mer »