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Old Nov 23, 2010, 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by The Poet View Post
Thanks everyone. The thing that upset me, was that this T does not even know anything about me. Once before, T did the same thing and I clearly stated that their are people whose lives are more difficult, whose lives are easier, etc.

But, isn't the point of MY therapy, to talk about my life?.. and feelings?

I am new to therapy, so am I missing something.?
I agree that you should discuss the issue with your therapist, how they operate.

Looking at how you responded above, I would suggest, with any therapist, not discussing "other people" and how their lives might be easier or harder than your own. We don't know anything at all about other people and how their lives have affected them so trying to compare and put one's self in a lineup misses the point of talking about your life. If you want to talk about your life, do so, without reference to how you fit in some imagined whole. It doesn't have to do with sympathy so much as with how you present yourself. No one can see you if you are there in the middle of some group only you can see in your head.

I would think something triggered your T's response which, in return, it sounds like is triggering your feeling attacked or more attacked. If you don't feel like discussing with your T, T's previous responses like these from before, then maybe next time you get that response, try saying something like, "No, I don't, why do you ask?" and seeing if you can get a little understanding of why your T asked, instead of trying to "hide" in the middle of the road/crowd of humanity like you may have done or said something wrong If you don't understand what your T says or why they say it, you have to ask for clarification then, at that time. We can't know the whole story/session and what you said before or what T said, etc.

After two months, your T should know a bit about you; if nothing else, T knows how you communicate with T and it could be a method they are trying to get you out of "T knows nothing I've told them nothing". It sounds like trying to engage you is not easy? It could be that what you are saying is either apologetic to yourself or in some way trying to maintain a status quo. If that is all your T has to go by, T might be trying to get you to "jump" one way or another, not in a confrontational way exactly but in any way at all.
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