How do you know when it's time to break up with your therapist?

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I did it when she answered a personal phone call during a session (when I was mid-sentence talking about my trauma) and.. continued the conversation for two minutes. It was about an upcoming non-work trip to Manhattan with a friend. I got up, walked out and texted requesting that she not bill me for that session.

To actually answer your question, though, if you’re not getting what you need from the therapy in spite of having communicated that to them, time to look elsewhere.

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When you ask questions like this

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I think these sort of responses are pretty redundant.

I decided it was time when I felt like it was pulling teeth when talking with them and I had to initiate and drive all our conversations. And the times I didn’t we would just sit and stare at each other for what felt like the longest minutes of my life lol

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How to apply this to work.

Yea. If you are asking, it’s time to break up with your therapist. And if they try to break up with you. Take the hint and find someone new

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