I'm not sure how to phrase this....so I'll do it using my experience. This is an extension of the T on vacation thread.

I'm unable to accept (or to use thera-speak, 'internalize') positive sentiments, thoughts, statements, events about myself. They don't mean a thing to me. Some of it I rationalize away as the other person being naïve in some capacity, some is just 'water off a duck's back', but it's all about as impactful as getting slapped with a wet noodle. The problem is that I can't go back to these things for support; there's no well of feeling valued to carry me through difficult times. There are a lot of off-shoots to this, e.g., it's hard to accept that my T cares about me outside of the sacred 50 min windows of time.

Does this resonate with any of you? Has it gotten better over time?