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Originally Posted by Asiablue
I feel like i rely on my therapist a lot! Very often i speak to her in between sessions. She's fine with it, i'm not tho. I hate needing her over and above the hour session per week.
Most weeks i speak to her on the phone (usually for an hour) maybe once in between sessions but last week i spoke to her twice. It was a tough week for me tho.
I don't feel over-dependent but i don't feel comfortable using her for support either. And right now i'm really annoyed with her and going thru hell because of it and i have no one to talk to about it. What do you do when the person you'd talk to when you're feeling bad, is the person who has caused you to feel bad in the first place?
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I wish mine was fine with me contacting her between sessions. She won't respond and I need her. She says it's a 'boundary thing' but I find it really hard not be ingle to contact her between sessions. I am allowed to text but she won't reply.
I worry that I am over-dependent because of this need for connection and fear of abandonment. She is literally the only person I have to talk to. She is the only person I have told about the things I am experiencing (emotional abuse, bullying, ed). I just wish she was there for me more than 50 minutes a week.
I worry that I need her more for her rather than the Therapy she is supposed to be providing? I wish I could have unlimited contact for a week and then see how I feel. Maybe it would be good to find a T who would allow me this?
Asia your T sounds awesome. You are very lucky to have this support. I would go with it. It sounds as if you will move through this stage and come out stronger the other end with her.
Thank you for your thread.
