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ArtleyWilkins
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Default Apr 19, 2019 at 02:01 PM
 
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Originally Posted by Lrad123 View Post
I was new to therapy about a year and a half ago and was very wary of the whole Wizard of Oz scenario, that you describe, but what I’ve recently found is that the whole wizard thing was my idea, not his. He’s never professed to be wiser than me, but has patiently waited for me to come to the realization that he’s just a regular person who is interested in listening to what I have to say. It’s a huge relief and I feel like I can finally start therapy.
My therapists actively would not allow me to idolize them or put them on a pedestal. They never claimed to have knowledge I didn't have, particularly about myself, and they certainly didn't claim to have all the answers (any actually). They were with me while I figured things out. They were there to dialogue and perhaps learn to utilize what I learned along the way with some regularity, always with the end goal to not have to rely on them through my problems.
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