Ambra, I suspect you are much harder in your judgment on yourself than your T (or any of us) would be on you for something you did as a child. Kids sometimes do things impulsively or reactively because . . . well . . . they are kids.
My own son did something some years back that I know he would never do again. He didn't do it because he was evil. He didn't do it because he was bad. He did it because he wasn't thinking. He acted impulsively. It didn't make his behavior okay, but it didn't mean he was a bad person either.
He's moved on. You've moved on. Can you forgive yourself for your actions as that child that you were? I suspect your T will be quite able to hear your story and not feel differently about who you are as a person. What it will do is give him more insight into who you are (or who you perceive yourself as) today.
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