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Old Nov 15, 2009, 03:57 PM
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T knows that I am a very hypersensitive person and I pick up on feelings and emotions very easily
Who told you that you were hypersensitive? Did your T? You are sensitive, which is a good thing. "Hypersensitive" makes it sound like you are too sensitive and this is some kind of flaw. Good for you that you are a sensitive person! Many people try to develop this quality and cannot.

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My question is if I have to worry about hurting T's feelings, how will I ever be able to get this anger out of me? if i can't do this, than therapy just won't work.
This is an excellent question and one that I think deserves to be near the top of your list for things to discuss with your T. I guess one solution would be for you not to worry about her feelings and let her deal with them. Would you be able to try not to worry? (I can understand this would be hard, as you would be trying to toe the line so you wouldn't be "punished" by her anymore.) Another solution would be for your T to learn to manage her feelings better, through supervision or taking a course to gain the necessary skills or whatever. I would be interested to hear what solutions your T suggests if you pose this question to her.

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she also remarked that she has her hands tied behind her back because no matter what happens now, she will always appear as my Mother of origin. T said that it's so frustrating, but it's is the only way for therapy to work.
Huh? Why is T frustrated? How does she know she will always appear as your Mother of origin? Sounds like she thinks she has your therapy all figured out and is condemning it to only follow one pattern. There's nothing wrong with sometimes casting a T in a mother role, but there's nothing to say it need only and always be that way. Plus, even if you do see her as a mother figure, that can be very therapeutic! I don't see where she is coming from at all on this. She has "hands tied", she is "frustrated," .... bleh.

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I wonder if T will greet me at the door or say hello when I come in next Tuesday?
I hope if she doesn't, you will comment on it. She may not even be aware she is continuing her punishing behavior, or maybe she is. "T, I've noticed that since I sent my email, you don't greet me at the door like you used to. Why is that?"

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