Posted by yellowbird01 on April 7, 2009, at 17:42:26
In reply to for goodness' sake, posted by raisinb on April 7, 2009, at 12:38:16
I know others have already said this, but I wanted to share it anyway. My very first thought when I read your first post on this thread was "geez, what the heck is going on personally for her T?" My initial thought was that perhaps something in your therapy is hitting a sensitive spot for her and shes reacting out of some need to protect herself.. not from you, but from a topic that is bringing up painful things for her.. and she's reacting to that by pushing you (and therefore the topic) away. I dont know much about what your T has been doing recently but I get that shes been away for a bit... had a baby I think? It could be that it's not actually related to anything happening in the therapy room too.. that it's something happening in her life that she doesnt have a grip on and it's taking over her behavior occasionally. It just sounds like overall she doesnt have a good grip on her own emotions right now, regardless of what is triggering that, and you're one of the victims of her instability right now. I'd be incredibly hurt by what she said too, and even more so when she didnt call back when she said she would. I think she needs to know this. If she isnt able to hear it, then she isnt.. but she needs to hear it anyway. I want to say "thats her problem!" but of course I know it's not that easy and it still hurts terribly. I really wish you the best with this... Please keep us updated.
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