Posted by peddidle on February 15, 2007, at 17:49:37
In reply to Do we use T's instead of other deep relationships?, posted by DisTraught on February 14, 2007, at 22:09:36
I think therapy is a precursor or a corequisite to deep relationships.
We have to allow ourselves to pour our hearts out to this stranger, and trust that they will be completely accepting. This trust, alone, takes time to establish. We are then able to form a deep [one-sided] relationship with this person within the safe environment that they have created. Through this process, then, we learn how to establish, enjoy, and sustain other deep relationships in the real world, where the environment is not as unconditionally accepting.
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