Hi, sorry to hear that you are having a difficult time with your T. How long have you been seeing her? Does she really get how distressing it is for you?

I know that it is good for us to be challenged, but my T does this very gently and checks with me how I am on that particular day - some days I am more up for it than others. T has also told me to say if it is too much on any particular day and he will respect that.

If we are having a more challenging session, T will check with me frequently, how I am doing and we do grounding stuff if it is becoming too much.

I think if I went and T was too pushy, I would back right off and would probably feel so anxious about going back. Therapy is hard for all of us and I assume T's are aware that if they make it too difficult for us we are likely to terminate our sessions.

If you experience any difficulities making your T hear you (I know I am not good at telling my T how I am) - could you write it down and let her read it?

Take care - Soup