this thread was an eye opener for me, like so many are on this board especially. I realized that in the year I've been seeing my T for weekly sessions, I've never said to her "no, that's not what I meant". It's like I almost expect her to be right, because she's the T after all so she's the "expert" in the room, and I'm the "crazy" one. So I have never corrected her. I just let it go. Without even realizing it, until now. And that has led to a LOT of frustration afterwards on my part, feeling misunderstood & in some cases disbelieved when all along I could have made it so much easier by being more present in session and being willing to really TRY to explain my thoughts and feelings.

Because my T may be the one with who's the expert in THERAPY (having the education & 20 yrs of experience), but I'm the one who's the expert on ME, right?