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Originally Posted by velcro003
i feel like you've expressed that worry before, that since you *seemed* fine, you think he expects that you are and then is annoyed when not. Except, that's never been an issue for him AND as a T, he should know that people can seem outwardly much different than how they feel inside--that is like Psych 101  |
Yeah, that's actually something similar to what came up recently. Where I'd said at the one-year mark with him that I thought he was helping me and that I was doing better. And he agreed that I was doing better and that he saw "a budding strength in me." But he told me in session that he'd been worried to share those sorts of thoughts. Because then I might not feel comfortable telling him when I'm doing poorly, because I want him to think I'm doing well. Like my desire to be the A student. That made sense to me. So maybe I'm just afraid to tell him I'm not doing so well? That I'm really struggling with some of this? Because I don't want him to be disappointed in me, or to think he's failed me, or whatever? All stuff to think about...