I actually told my last T these things very directly once I had recognized them. Also the first, bad one, but he either did not comprehend it or just turned it into a manipulative, toxic game to try to lure me back. My last T understood or at least accepted I guess, probably in part because I had addiction/obsession issues as the main area I went to therapy for and we talked a lot about my struggles with cravings/impulses for different things that did not serve me well or used as distraction from stuff that was more important. He handled my occasional "lapses" (manifesting in emails sent to him) very well, usually responded in a brief and minimalistic way and did not engage more, never asked if I wanted to go back into sessions - basically did not reinforce my impulses but also did not ignore me at the same time. I found that helpful.