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 Do I know this feeling! I always get that people think I'm weird and while I'm not unlikable, I think my differences ostracize me from close relationships. |
Well, you're pointing out, I'm not alone... Which means neither are you
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One of my biggest fears is that I'll get too needy in T. That I will be "that" client and that my appointments will be dreaded. Then what? I start to rely on my T and then she's not there when I need her. So then what? I would have been better off never expecting/hoping for the support.
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Yeah. I guess I've read enough to realize that the trust/transference thing in therapy is important. I plan to address it up front... Hopefully not sounding too weird. I'm going to say that I'd like to test how she really feels about the worst parts of me and see what she says. Basically letting her decide how to respond to my trust test rather than secretly testing her.
It helps that she's new and that I'm prepared for that. I'm not sure how i'll handle 'needy' and 'i need more help than you offered' without sounding incoherent though.