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There are individuals who go into it thinking the therapist is there to 100% solve their problems, without any work from themselves. It’s a tail of the bell curve thing, but it does exist. Inpatient mental health, the temporary version, same thing.

. Here’s your homework. Response: I’m not here to do homework. (Actual quote).

. What do you think is your biggest struggle? That you people are supposed to fix this [struggle] and you never fucking do. (Actual quote).

. Bring up working on the problem. I’m not being paid to do the work, you are. (Actual quote).

. Like that. So, I image for those rare individuals, this is what therapy feels like.