Posted by Dr. Bob on August 15, 2010, at 22:29:48
Hi, everyone,
I read something by a group therapist the other day:
> Rare is the established group that actually wants new members. Quite the contrary: groups often have uncanny, covert, and thinly veiled strategies for getting rid of new members. Feelings of competition for parental love and attention, terror about one's place and where one fits, murderous feelings towards the new sibling, can all be reactivated in the group that is coping with new additions to the group family.
I wonder if that sometimes applies here, too.
Bob
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