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Old May 30, 2012, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by lostmyway21 View Post
"Why should I trust you with my deepest most intimate secrets? What makes you so special? Why in the world do I make promises to you that I refuse to break? Why do I constantly seek your approval? Why do I care so much about what you think about me? Why did I give you so much influence over my thoughts? Why do I care if you give up on me so much? Why would I be devastated if you abandoned me? Why am I so attached to you? Why do I value our relationship so damn much? Why should I care what you think? Why should I love you like a parent if you cant love me like a kid? Why should I keep coming back if this only gets harder? Why should I believe in you?"
Those are all really great questions and deserve a session or three. Definitely fodder for the face to face sessions. Email would not be the right way to discuss these important concerns, IMO. Good luck at your next session with this.

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I'm misdirecting my anger at him right now.
Can you say more about what you meant about misdirecting your anger at your T? Was your email and its questions supposed to be angry? It didn't come off as angry to me. That is the problem with email--if you are angry and want your T to know it, that emotion may not even come through in the written word. I hope you can work on whatever it is that is making you angry in session.

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I NEED a response to this and it could affect our theraputic relationship. B
Only if you let it. That is within your control.
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Thanks for this!
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