Hi! I'm having trouble with my therapist challenging me.
I know challenges are important, but they can be very painful.
Sometimes I get overwhelmed. I feel anger, shame, failure.
What's the point of giving me a challenge I can't cope with? She's just hurting me for no reason. I've asked her to be more gentle with me, but she says, "I have to challenge you or you won't grow." I don't feel heard.
I get more and more paranoid and I just want to walk away.