I really like my therapist. I feel safe when I'm in session. She challenges me, and makes me see what I need to change.

The hard thing is that she doesn't think that I'm all that smart or competent. I've expressed how incredibly frustrated I am because I am often more than a standard deviation below the mean on exams. She thinks that because I am still getting Bs in all my classes that this is okay.

But it is not. I'm capable of more. No one believes me (and I don't blame them; I have been underperforming for so long that there is no reason for anyone to think I'm smart) but I know that I am not meeting my potential.

It is frustrating, and I feel like I will never be where I need to be if no one thinks I am able to get there.