This was so interesting. It's something I've wondered myself many times. I think sometimes you are put in a similar situation as a friend. You want to be supportive of a friend but you can't help but wonder if the offer of "limited intimacy and time" can cause more pain than good in some cases.
In the context of therapy in particular, It's a delicate balance that can sometimes trigger unintended consequences. And the more successful a therapy relationship is, the more likely it is to trigger new fears. Most clients would eventually be able to handle these anxieties triggered by the new possibilities that the therapy has opened up. But there's a small subset of clients that are plunged into further despair as a result of this blinding success.
Only to the extent that women experience relational anxiety and relational abuse more than men. Beyond this, I don't suppose the phenomenon I described is differentiated by gender. But also, in the strict context of therapy, it may happen more to women largely by statistical imbalance: women are overwhelmingly more likely to seek therapy than men.
This was so interesting. It's something I've wondered myself many times. I think sometimes you are put in a similar situation as a friend. You want to be supportive of a friend but you can't help but wonder if the offer of "limited intimacy and time" can cause more pain than good in some cases.
In the context of therapy in particular, It's a delicate balance that can sometimes trigger unintended consequences. And the more successful a therapy relationship is, the more likely it is to trigger new fears. Most clients would eventually be able to handle these anxieties triggered by the new possibilities that the therapy has opened up. But there's a small subset of clients that are plunged into further despair as a result of this blinding success.
Do you think men and women are equally vulnerable to this effect?
Only to the extent that women experience relational anxiety and relational abuse more than men. Beyond this, I don't suppose the phenomenon I described is differentiated by gender. But also, in the strict context of therapy, it may happen more to women largely by statistical imbalance: women are overwhelmingly more likely to seek therapy than men.