My T hasn't used those exact words but she definitely spends a lot of time normalizing my behaviors and trying to convince me that I'm not permanently f**ked up or crazy. Like you, Rio, I am somewhat frightened by the normalization because (1) it's already hard for me to think I "deserve" therapy, (2) I feel like she's trying to kick me out, even though rationally I know it's not true, and (3) I want to change these things - so something is wrong, there is a problem I need to fix! Saying there's nothing wrong sometimes feels like the problem has been invalidated. I don't like that.