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Originally Posted by geez
During an EMDR session today with my current T she said to think of who is supportive in my life (strong, confident etc..). I told her my best friend (who just moved away) and my husband (well sorta). She said also someone who's believed in you and I told her you've helped me so much and she then said this isn't about me. 
WHY THE HELL NOT? My T has helped me so much over the last 5 years. Why not have her be that person I envision being with me in time of stress/anxiety for calming comfort?
Any thoughts on this? I'm going to confront my T about this. She is part of my process other wise I wouldn't be seeing her.  |
oops, I just lost my reply to you.
I understand how you feel because my T has been telling me "it isn't about me" a lot, especially lately.
I think we have to find the middle ground between wanting our Ts to be the one who is there for us and can comfort us, and relying on others for that, but mostly relying on ourselves. She just told me today, again, that relationships change, people move away or die, and the only one we can count on is ourselves.
I'm glad you're going to confront your T about it. Please post what she says. Yes, she's part of the process, but the goal is for her NOT to stay part of the process. It's hard....I know....
