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Old Oct 25, 2012, 10:45 PM
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I've been in a good mood today, so it was difficult for me to go to session.
I'm starting to think it's only safe to go when I am in a good mood. The woman has a tendency to amplify whatever mood I am in.

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T: Who do you think I am?
Me: Are you saying you're the pot calling the kettle black?
T: Exactly.
I don't understand this bit.

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We went into the concept of empathy and discussed it for a while. Within this, she revealed something vulnerable on her part to me. I mentioned that I think I will know I'm really making progress when I finally cry in session or with someone else. I asked her about the time she cried when I read her a thank-you letter I'd written to her. I said I thought she seemed embarrassed about crying in front of me. She said she wasn't embarrassed about crying. She said that she felt unworthy of what I'd written; that she didn't deserve it. I said, "Really?" She nodded sheepishly. Here was "the picture of emotional health" saying that she felt undeserving of gratitude and praise from a client.
If I understand you right, you are suggesting that T is not as emotionally healthy as you had hoped.

But I read it exactly the opposite: emotionally healthy people are allowed to have feelings, to be vulnerable, to cry.

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I realized after I left that she never answered how she felt about my making excuses about exercise, asking for the longer hug, and wanting me to go away. I know that isn't the most important part, and I see the fact that I realize that as progress. However, I wanted to ask, so I sent the following email:
I empathise with this. I always feel cheated when T hasn't answered my questions.
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