My T is CBT oriented, I would characterize her as "solution based". Sometimes there are things that really bother me about it. For example I have a benign brain tumor, and have some cognitive deficits but they're not obvious. For the most part people think I'm smart. They think I'm imagining things when I tell them about my cognitive issues. My T has seen my neuropsycological test results and understands some of this, and is willing to understand better. However, I was telling her about my memory problems and giving examples. She seemed to think I was getting old! LOL. It hurts though, because while I am getting older, the problem is my brain tumor. Basically, I'm just not feeling the sympathy. There are other examples too.

How do I tell her I need more understanding and sympathy? I mean, it seems really weird to ask for sympathy.

Maybe as a side note I should add that while I know I'm not the only one with those sorts of problems, I feel very alone in my situation. My T sees this and tries to point out I'm not the only one, but this doesn't help. It just makes me feel more alone and less understood.