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Have you ever sat in the chair opposite of your therapist and wondered “What are they thinking?” Well, they are human, and they can get bored, and their minds probably wonder, and they do doodle during sessions (maybe). If your therapist thinks you are not serious, just filling the time gap, or feels that you are not honest—it is no wonder they are thinking about their dry cleaning. They also have pet peeves. If you want to really piss off the person you are paying to listen to you, be chronically late, cancel at the last minute, or play on your phone. These trained professionals can also see through the games you play with them. You met your match, so, don’t waste everyone’s time. While you are drifting in and out of reality--they are coming up with strategies to get you to be yourself, and be transparent. Here are 5 things your therapist is thinking, but does not tell you.

You Need to Work

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Better get ready to take ownership of your issues because your therapist needs you to actually work. A misconception of clients is believed they go in and are asked a bunch of questions, and they answer them, and that is it. Nope, not the case said clinical psychologist Ryan Howes, Ph.D. as explained to Buzzfeed. “It’s pretty disappointing for clients when they think that’s the way it works,” he said. “They want the therapist to ask them a bunch of questions and it’s like a treasure hunt.” If you want to make progress make sure you work on the issues with what you learned during therapy. You have to think of it as a team, not just lean on your counselor.