Posted by Aphrodite on May 1, 2004, at 12:40:30
In reply to anxious my therapist will stop seeing my potential, posted by smokeymadison on April 30, 2004, at 22:53:33
I sense a lot of stuggle for you in these spiritual matters. Since you aren't sure of Christianity and you see a Christian therapist, are you afraid that rejection from him would also mean rejection from God and/or the church? Or, am I reading more into that? Does your therapist try to "sell" you on Christianity, or is he open-minded and willing to explore your attraction to Buddhism?
I find this issue fascinating as spiritual blocks are one of the biggest issues I work on. Ironically, my T is a Buddhist, though he definitely doesn't try to put that on me and doesn't "bill" himself as such. It came out casually several months into my therapy. However, I have found some of his Eastern beliefs that he incorporates into his therapy practice to be very helpful such as meditation, mindfulness, etc.
I hold back too in fear that I'm finally going to say the one thing that will eventually overwhelm him and cause him to reject me. Of course, this is all in my mind, but I can relate to your fear. It sounds like his conditions for dropping you are behavior-oriented, not a commentary on who you are. I certainly hope he is of the forgiveness and redemption end of Christian therapy and not the "sitting in judgment" side.
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