You may want to ask your t, ''how would you respond if I talked about hurting myself?''

I know that if a t would tell me, ''if you're going to hurt yourself I need to know, I may need to send you to the hospital,'' I would NOT want to ever talk to this t again.

A t who allows me to talk about my distress and asks, ''what is going on for you emotionally that is so hard for you to deal with?'' is a t I want to continue to talk to. And yes in talking I may find relief, and at times I may need an additional session that week to help me through some tough times.