Do your therapists cry?

Life/Self/Spirituality

I saw a post this morning joking about making your therapist cry, like a “haha you win if your therapist cries” type of self-deprecating humor.

I’ve had 5 therapists, some short term and others longer, the longest relationship spanning 4 years. All of them cried in the first few sessions. I thought this was normal practice to show empathy. Is this not the case? I knew my childhood and adolescent years were not normal but I am feeling things about learning that not all therapists cry. I’m not sure why I’m feeling things about this, or what exactly my feelings are. I stopped going over Covid but am wondering if I need to go back and work stuff out until a therapists doesn’t cry or something.

Posted Jun 10, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC

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