Kristen Flowers
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Lu ⋆˚࿔ :
“it’s okay you’re in a safe space, take your time” 🙃 why become a therapist if you don’t understand basic empathy.
2025-08-03 03:40:50
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Jasper :3 :
My therapist always gives me hugs. He lets me cuddle with him if I want
2026-11-04 06:08:36
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sepiasunrise 🏴 :
You can comfort without giving false promises or touching someone.
2025-07-31 10:39:50
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Hana :
Validating emotions isn't hard. Not knowning how to do it as a therapist is ALARMING.
2025-08-04 09:19:52
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Cyanide :
My therapist offered me tissues and told me that I was allowed to cry, I didn’t need to hide, and that I could take my time. You don’t need to lie to someone to verbally comfort them. Agreed on no physicality though, that’s a no.
2025-08-03 06:02:57
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❤️🧡🤍🩷Molly❤️🧡🤍🩷 :
so it's a "stop crying and pay me" type of deal
2025-08-03 13:38:01
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Rachael :
mine says things like "it's ok to cry" "your tears are welcome here" and also things like "this is hard" or "it's understandable that you feel this way" or other things to validate my feelings, to me it helps to have her speak otherwise I feel weird that she's just staring at me 😅 i think there are always ways to verbally comfort without just lying. she also prompted to take deep breaths with her and breathed loud so I could hear, offered to get water/tea (or prompted to take a sip), placed the kleenex closer to me but said they're there if i need them but there's no rush...lots of different things that have all been helpful for me
2025-07-29 20:36:06
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🦈๋࣭⭑ [Vox] ·ᝰ.ᐟ :
Top ten reasons I will never get therapy 🥹✌️
2026-06-27 17:51:00
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~tsutako tomioka~ :
And while crying I ask you to hug me?
2026-04-05 16:18:17
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Northern lily🪴 :
you talk them through the emotions, acknowledge the crying and speak in a calm manner. Don't stare with a blank look like your zoning out or like your annoyed/bored at the emotional out burst.
2025-08-03 01:12:49
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Trynabecosplayer :
i want my therapist to say "womp womp cry louder." so i stop crying and start laughing
2025-08-03 06:29:34
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EmAttempts :
just nod empathetically, & say take your time
2025-07-12 03:42:53
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Jonk. (Tolkien's version.) :
my therapist always gives me some tissues, tells me to take my time with whatever I'm saying and that my feelings are valid. You don't need touch or false promises to be helpful.
2025-08-03 02:12:31
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★{Belzebuth}★ :
Personally I know it sounds weird, but I don't want to be comforted, I'd rather the therapist ignore it.
2026-06-09 23:16:50
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Okay :
What help me and when my therapist say “your feelings are valid and it’s OK to cry”
2025-07-12 05:45:23
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Baritengineer 🏳️🌈 :
I'd like some acknowledgement that I'm ok using the time to just cry for a moment. "It's ok to cry here, take a moment and let it out" or something.
2025-07-12 13:58:23
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Mand 🇬🇧 :
There’s a middle ground between physical touch and lies, and stone cold, uncomfortable staring and silence.
2025-08-03 23:06:22
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Laura 🦓♾️🐙🏳️🌈🍉 :
“Crying is good to let out those emotions.” “It’s not good to repress those feelings, let them out.” Say the words. You just said similar in the video. The blank stare is unnerving. Say something. I respect the physical boundary 💯
2025-07-12 05:59:17
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Becoming Me :
Throwing one back at you. I once was telling my story all blase and my therapist cried? How would you guys like us to respond in that situation? 😂 I didn’t go back
2025-08-02 19:51:56
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currentwatch:) :
i obviously want my therapist to offer me a white claw 😞
2026-10-13 21:53:20
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Marta :
validate their emotions? "take your time, let it out, crying is ok, expressing emotions is ok, what youre feeling is valid" there's like, a million ways to validate someone crying and help them calm down and I am baffled a therapist would not know that?
2025-08-03 16:37:01
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Implied_lesbian 🇨🇦 🚦 :
Honestly I wish my therapist would hug me when i cry, or at least offer a tool that can replicate the feeling (weighted blanket/stuffed animal) im autistic and a very tactile person so I find weight really helpful for regulating my nervous system
2025-07-29 03:07:51
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♱ :
I made my therapist cry😂 she had to leave the room
2025-07-17 15:27:21
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bébé!!!!! :
It can be very distressing to face a lack of reaction from someone whose job is to help you understand better the things you're going through and to get you vulnerable enough to work through your issues. It feels like the therapist doesn't really understand and/or care and that your emotions are not welcome in the session. There are plenty of ways to deal with emotional outbursts without lying or touching the patient. You could verbally validate their emotions, show them that you understand how they're feeling and why it affects them the way it does, show them that it's ok to be vulnerable during your sessions, offer them ways to anchor and calm down if they want or need to, help them navigate their emotions and emotional responses etc.... Idk like shouldn't this be the literal basics of a therapist's job?
2025-08-02 23:45:46
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