How can you determine if your therapist has crossed professional boundaries and become too emotionally invested in your relationship as a patient/client?

But a Welcome Baby copy of Make Way for Duckings? Some clients might find that a meaningful, celebratory easing of recognized boundaries. But others may find they do not want their therapy to enter the Nursery, even if it comes cloaked in the feathers of the resolutely maternal Mother Mallard. There is no right here. There is no wrong. You are free to call it as you feel it. It’s yours to own.

Do these actions feel right to you, or do they make you feel uncomfortable? Do you feel you can speak about these feelings with your therapist, either with appreciation or with vaguely concealed anexiety? If not, is there another professional you can seek out to discuss your concerns?

Therapy is at times very hard work. Sometimes it’s the therapist’s job to ask questions that make you feel uncomfortable. Those questions are not boundary issues and you will likely find it to your personal benefit to try to wrestle with them.

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I guess you’ll have to trust your own instincts on this.

The graduation card may have been sent in genuine appreciation for the hard work you have put in to arrive at where you are. You may appreciate your therapist’s recognition of your efforts. But if the card creeps you out, it may mean your therapist has made a major miscalculation about where your boundaries stand. Maybe that’s a conversation worth having with your therapist. Or maybe it’s a flashing red light signaling it’s time for you to get out and move on.

While there are some boundary crossings that are clearly spelled out and have professional and legal implications ( your therapist should not attempt to date you, invite you on vacation or give you lavish gifts) some potential boundary crossings are in the eyes of the participants ( Say, if your therapist sends you a card when you graduate from college or a storybook when your first child is born. )

Hello, I have a question about astral projection. I started to get interested in this a little while after my mum passed in april. I thought I may be able to see her and speak with her if I managed to achieve astral projection. Since this interest, every time i sleep on my back I go into sleep paralysis. However, I cant progress into astral projection because it is very scary for me as I feel like I'm suffocating when this happens. I panic and force myself to wake up. This only ever happened about once a year before this. It sometimes lasts a long time. This has happened about 3 times per week since my mum died, as mentioned on a previous post. I no longer try to go into it anymore(due to the suffocating feeling), but it still happens. I read that sleep paralysis is the pathway to astral projection. Why has this started to happen so frequently since simply taking an interest in it? Is this connected to the afterlife? I am concerned about it as I now cannot seem to stop this happening. Could it be my mum trying to communicate? Im asking due to more knowledge around this in this group.