Dr. Jameca CooperForensic Psychology Consultant, Emergence Psychological Services · Board Certified Counseling Psychologist and Forensic Psychology Consultant

Do you want the truth when you come to therapy? #therapy #healing #mentalhealth #therapysessions

7 Nov 2025 · 1 min

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In this brief therapy excerpt, Speaker A (the client) reveals a deep‑seated perfectionistic drive, low empathy, and a belief that constant self‑improvement will earn love and respect. The client fears that without achieving perfection they will remain alone. Speaker B (the therapist) challenges this narrative by insisting that the client must seek truth in therapy rather than a comforting lie, warning that accepting falsehoods will undermine the therapeutic process and the therapist’s credibility. The exchange highlights the tension between the client’s desire for validation and the therapist’s insistence on honest self‑examination.

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I don't really have friends like that is because I have a low propensity for density and I lacked empathy and understanding for those with flaws, which comes from my innate need to be perfect all the time and self-improvement because I think that that will gain me love and respect from those who should have protected me. And we see how that's going because I am yet to be perfect, so therefore if I continue down this path, I will be alone forever. Okay, David, tell me how you really feel. You know what I mean? I'd love him.
But do you want the truth though when you come to therapy? You shouldn't be wanting to pay your copay to come in here and get lied to, because then you walk out of here walking around telling people you therapize by me, and then I look bad. You ought to want the truth. David, alright with me.