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Old Feb 18, 2015, 05:31 PM
Anonymous50122
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Originally Posted by PaulaS View Post
You're right one canīt expect to have a strong emotional connection right away. I think in my situation now itīs much about intuition and how I apprehend this T to be.

As I havenīt chosen this T, Iīve only told her Iīll think about if I want to proceed into therapy I do think she might think itīs not a good start if I present several things Iīm sceptical about or donīt like.

Itīs very true the thing about feelings around never getting the former T back. I seem to never stop crying over this.

I assume itīs better doing something than nothing, that is go into therapy instead of just sitting at home doing nothing. But as I have to pay for therapy myself, the wrong choice has severe consequences as you donīt get your money back if not satisfied.

The thing with this is also that thereīs no question at all I could ask this potential T that would give me an answer as there is no answer. I mean, she could never, out of obvious reasons, tell me if the emotional bond will grow or not, if it will be strong enough or not.
You said you don't think its a good start to present things you are skeptical about or don't like. Perhaps you are thinking she might react to you like your last T did? Did you discuss this with her? I think it is important to be honest and feel able to say things you don't like, perhaps that is therapy itself? I don't have much experience of therapy - only my own therapist but I say really regularly that I don't like things my T says, and that I don't like the way we are working together, as that is how I'm feeling. I think these discussions are the heart of my therapy. I would imagine that most Ts are like my T and value these discussions. The discussions are really about our relationship and I am gaining huge amount from them, I certainly understand myself more.