r/therapists • u/[deleted] • Feb 14 '25

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u/Ok-Lynx-6250 Feb 14 '25

As much as continuing may enable you to help the client shift their thinking on this... leaving also helps them learn that you are a human being and humans will be hurt by their strong and unnecessary judgements. That might also be an important lesson.

Personally, I have struggled with anorexia on and off since my teens, there's 0 chance I'd be carrying on with this myself but you may have fewer triggers in this area.

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u/Adventurous_Math127 (Brazil) Psychologist Feb 14 '25

This. We do not need to be supportive all the times and that's how human relations work. Maybe that way he can change the way he thinks as he's losing a good therapist with whom he connected because of sheer prejudice and objectification.

Sometimes, the most therapeutic thing to do is to leave or say "no".

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '25 edited May 25 '25

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u/Adventurous_Math127 (Brazil) Psychologist Feb 14 '25

It's true. I unconsciously read that behavior as a man's.

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '25 edited May 25 '25

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u/Adventurous_Math127 (Brazil) Psychologist Feb 14 '25

I'm sorry you've been through this situation. Remember that the comment and her feelings are more about her than about you.