Empathy

redtomatoMember

Do you think T needs empathy?

8/7/1310:01 PM

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greeneyesMember

crucial RT IMHO. Someone really has to "get you" and empathy is an important part of that process.

8/7/1310:27 PM

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jillannMember

RT - I have a hard time understanding my T sometimes. I think it is me - I am so screwed up I can't understand her. She keeps telling me my ED makes perfect sense. She completely understands why it makes sense to me to not allow myself to eat and to punish myself. But then she tries to make me see how that is hurting me and how it is not helping things. I don't know. Is that empathy - understanding where I'm at and then trying to help me find a reason to move on?

I'm sorry you feel your T lacks empathy about a topic. Do you feel her empathy about other subjects just not one in particular? I can see that T's have to be careful not to provide so much empathy that they agree with clients motivations to do serious self harm.

Jillann

8/8/135:42 AM

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