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Old Aug 02, 2012, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by autotelica View Post
It makes me think that she's either trying to minimize my concerns because she feels hopeless about how to help me OR she has no idea what I mean when I say that I lack empathy. She's a pretty smart person, so I'm leaning towards the first explanation--she doesn't know how to treat someone who doesn't feel for other people, and she just doesn't how to tell me this.
What i'm reading here, is that you really think SHE lacks empathy, because she is not getting how you are feeling. Actually, this is a good thing, because IMO you acquire empathy by successfully working thru communication problems, aka ruptures, with your T. Share your self-doubt or disappointment such as it is with her. Ie have you tried telling her exactly I quoted here? How would you feel about doing that?