That sounds really hard, Christina. I can understand why you feel hurt. I have never felt, from your posts, that you are emotionally distant.

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I don't think I'm emotionally distant. I mean, I sometimes control my anger/sadness so I can function, but overall - I'm an open-book.

</div></font></blockquote><font class="post">I think there's a big difference between emotionally distant and contained. Maybe your T misspoke and meant "contained", not "distant." What does "emotionally distant" even mean??? I think of it more as meaning the person isn't in touch with their emotions and may not even experience them. Whereas "contained" is feeling the emotions but holding them in check so others don't see.

I hope you will tell T you do not believe he is right when he says you are emotionally distant. My T and I have had some good interactions when I tell him how my perceptions of things differ from his interpretations.