My dr does not push me AT ALL...I think he wants me to feel like I have total control since so much has been taken away from me by other people throughout my life. I asked him why he doesn't push me to talk more when I fall into long silience and he said he would never manipuate me. It bothered me at first but I realize this is the kind of care I wasn't shown by others and he is trying to create safety for me.

He may make passing comments on certain sensitive topics and I take that as my cue to either open up more or completely ignore what he says and move along to a new thought. He never pushes though.