Realization: the structure of Therapist Questions is in part a specific way of moving a conversation along without having to overtly show any of the therapist's actual thoughts.
Being obviously wrong or misunderstanding is weird and off-putting, so direct input is only given at specific points.
("how does that make you feel?" being the archetypal Therapist Question.)
It can legit be a really useful way to approach certain kinds of conversations, but recognizing the functions and limits of that style of communication is important.
It's not like this is a new discovery. ELIZA was written fifty years ago.
@starkatt but why do you say it's not like this is a new discovery. ELIZA was written fifty years ago?
@Fuego ...y'know I was actually really close to responding to this in earnest :D
@Fuego @starkatt . . . Oh, geez, I just realised that this is basically the nerd version of siblings' "Stop repeating me!" "*nasally* Stop repeating me!"
Toons can't resist this sort of thing. Apologies. :)