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Default Mar 23, 2019 at 01:43 AM
 
This is what I wonder if I struggle with:

BEWARE THE DANGERS OF THE “GOOD CLIENT” MASK Let’s start with the paradox right at the heart of psychotherapy: working too hard to be a “good” client will limit what you get out of it. If working hard means being compliant and taking in what your therapist says without question, you’re in for a long, dry, and not very productive process. Working hard could mean different things to different people. But whatever it is that you think you’re supposed to be doing in therapy, if you restrict yourself to it, your progress will certainly be limited. In fact, to make progress you may need to work harder at being a “bad” client. Trying hard in therapy by doing only what you think you’re supposed to be doing would be like wearing a mask in your session.

Maybe I should share this with T?
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