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Originally Posted by geez
I think you should tell your counselor/therapist the next time you see her. Because you have stated the above:
"I cannot see my therapist over the summer. I may only have about 5-6 meetings left with her this year. I'm a little afraid that I wouldn't have a chance to say everything before we end for the summer.
I do feel ready to tell her everything."
In my experience I found it very frightening to tell my T how I felt about her but I was so glad I did. I too have a mom that was emotionally distant/neglectful/abusive so I shy away from sharing my feelings with others. My T was/has been nothing but supportive and caring and I feel so lucky to have her as my T.  It sounds like you have a good T too. Perhaps you can also have her give you an assignment to work on over the summer to help you feel connected to her in some way?
Keep us posted on how things go.  |
Thank you for your advice and for sharing your experience!
I think I am also blessed with a very good therapist, and I know that she will handle it well. I just feel like I have this huge chance for such a meaningful experience, and I'm afraid that choosing one time over another will ruin that chance. But I guess either way, I will still benefit. Hopefully I will be able to find the courage to tell her soon though, because I am ready for it. And that's a good idea to have an assignment for the summer!