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Old Mar 13, 2014, 04:46 AM
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Originally Posted by rouge198 View Post
w her well enough to send her a gift in return. I told her that and she said she would never expect one and that her gift is seeing me grow. I also realized that while she always makes herself available to me I feel like I am always doing the calling and texting. Also though she has sent me pictures of her husband and kids I feel like her secret. She had surgery and said I would not be on her husbands call list so she called to tell me it was a success but who would have told me if she had died? She also picked me up and took me out to eat one day and then her husband called while we were in the car and she said to be quiet because he didn't know where she was. Should I have a talk with her about all of this? I have not contacted her for a month hoping she would call me.
I think your relationship with her sounds lovely, and the only thing that seems wrong is "secret" aspect you mentioned above ^. She doesn't seem to be letting this be a dual relationship, which is a good thing. That may even be why she keeps you a "secret". She sees it as not allowing you into her personal life by knowing all these little things about her and being on a special list of people to call if something goes wrong. By doing all of this, she is keeping the relationship focused on you still even though you two ended your work together. This still seems very therapeutic. Her care for you appears genuine and all of these little gestures from her are the proof. She is probably just busy and has work and family to deal with right now, which is why you have not heard from her. She could also see it as giving you space and realizing you have a life and maybe feeling like you probably don't want to be bombarded by your ex-therapist constantly and you have bigger worries such as school, work, and your own personal life.
Even though there are reasonable sounding explanations for your concerns, it would be good to address the feelings in a conversation. Tell her you realize why she may be doing this, but that it doesn't feel right or good feeling like a secret. Maybe she will have an explanation or reassure you in some way? Just an idea. I hope everything works out!
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