Thanks. I agree therapy is for me to understand myself better and to find acceptance and solutions but as long as I feel and know about those differences between a T and I, I canīt really open up. I feel inferior and I donīt want to be too ashamed by just telling her about my shortcomings when I know she doesnīt share them.
I feel kind of silly stating Iīve never been in a relationship when a T is married for example. It then feels kind of fake if a T will try to understand this to be able to help me when she has gone far beyond dating, meeting someone and so on.
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Originally Posted by Salmon77
I don't think it's possible for any person to understand another perfectly without knowing each other a long time. We're all coming from different places.
That said, IMO, ultimately the point of therapy is not for another person to understand you. It's nice to be understood and it can help, but really the point of therapy is for you to understand you. So maybe if you return to therapy ever, you could try thinking about the therapist as someone who might not understand but can help you understand. Sort of like how a physical therapist can help an injured person walk again, regardless of whether they've ever been injured themself.
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