Friday, October 14, 2011

Does telling my therapist that I don't trust her, mean that I actually do trust her?

Or does it just mean that I want to trust her?

And either way, does it mean I'm screwed?

It was a hard session today and I still feel sad, I think, or maybe it's a feeling of being removed?  or maybe tired?  or shutdown?  or all of the above?

I wonder if it matters at all to L how I felt, or does she simply remove herself from it so she can figure out the why?  Like does it bother her that I told her that I don't trust her or does she not take it personally and just try and figure out where it's coming from?

I know how she's supposed to handle it, but I guess need to feel, ....hmmmmmm......, I guess I want to feel like I matter, that I'm important enough to be honest to and not just be told what she thinks I need to hear to feel better 'therapuetically'.  Like an extreme game of positive regard.  I told her today that I need to make sure she's just not 'blowing smoke'

2 comments:

  1. One thing it points out to me is that you are honest enough to trust her to say what you said. So, that is a good thing. She can then go from there. Knowing and understanding the difficulty you have with trust. Believe you me, trust takes TIME!! Do not worry about feeling this way. I too had to build up my trust with my t. They are aware of our trust factors. Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Thanks JBR. This therapy crap is exhausting and confusing.

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