Posted by Racer on September 14, 2004, at 20:32:42
In reply to Therapist ever said he/she was worried, posted by rubenstein on September 14, 2004, at 19:26:06
My current individual therapist asks me to call and check in between appointments with her every week, which I attribute to worry. (Mind you, I've been in a complex crisis for over a year now, which included one suicide attempt.) And our marriage counselor actually called the police to have me hospitalized during a session recently, because she was worried about me.
I don't think I've ever wondered if my therapist cared about me -- I just assume they do, for the most part. That's based both on the therapists I've known socially, who've all said -- more or less -- that they care about all their patients to a greater or lesser degree; and on my own experience teaching, where I cared very deeply about most of my regulars. Or maybe it's just that I can't see how a therapeutic alliance can work without mutual caring, so if the relationship seems to be working, I assume we both care about the other.
That's an interesting question, though. And I'm also interested in your reaction to your therapist telling you this? Do you know why it frightened you?
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