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Originally Posted by musinglizzy
Thanks all. I spoke with T about it on Friday...found the courage thanks to this post. Didn't get anywhere, but I was at least able to tell her of my thoughts and feelings about it, which is a step in the right direction. I typically have a hard time talking to Ts about issues I have with them. T1 always says it isn't about her, it's about me...and I'm making it too much about her. Who knows...
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Bravo for your courage to talk about it with your T. I'm sorry she didn't change her mind, though. My T is always telling me the same thing: therapy is about me, not her. I want to be " in her life" but that's never going to happen. It's true that usually issues about T's are about you but in this case I think both of your Ts were wrong in not acknowledging your pain about your grandfather.
Can you go back to sessions twice a week? When you saw her that often, did you still feel the need to email? If not, that's one solution.
Would your T let you email without her replying? That's another option.
When I tried, due to my T's suggestion, not to email at all, I posted on here more. It was hard, but I managed. One day at a time. I talked with a couple of close friends more, too.
However, my T didn't forbid emailing. She left it up to me. So now, I email when I have the need. It seems to work. Last week I emailed once and she responded. This week I didn't email at all! I wish your T wouldn't totally forbid it. It's better when you are the one making the decision, not T.
I hope it works out for you.