I'm not sure it this belongs over in the PTSD forum or not. Let me know.
Have any of you had success talking to your therapist about something she's not seeing? I have a generally good relationship with her. She successfully got me through OCD exposure therapy and I trust her quite a bit. About a while ago I felt comfortable bringing up things related to my PTSD diagnosis and we've discussed my past but haven't made much movement toward treating it (becaise OCD and some other in the moment things were the focus). She does have experience with trauma though that's why I'm thrown off here...
I think she unknowingly gaslighted me recently. I didn't understand what happened until recently but I think she gaslighted me (or didn't get what I was saying or simply didn't like what I was saying) and the incident threw me right into this semi transference where I started doing what I used to do as a kid (try to please her, blame myself for everything etc)
She knows something is off and has asked but she cant guess it and I didn't really understand it until now.
What I mean to ask is: is there a chance for a positive outcome of I tell her that she triggered this? Or is she going to gaslight me again and if so is it worthwhile to even try bringing it up? I can share more if needed but I think that's the meat n cheese of it
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