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Old Jan 18, 2017, 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by musinglizzy View Post
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...
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.
Thanks for this!
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