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Old Dec 28, 2018, 12:19 PM
Anonymous55498
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Like a few other posters, I would definitely encourage you to address this with the T, at least some of it. If you don't she may not know how you feel at all. Your post reminded me of my own experiences a bit - not in therapy but everyday life, and with me being on the other end. Quite a few times throughout my life it happened that I found out, usually after quite a long time, that someone otherwise close to me (or not close to me but people who had to spend time with me for various reasons) found my general demeanor and communication style dismissive. And I've figured this is mostly due to my outward affect and how I express myself, not really due to lack of understanding. So I always appreciate a lot when people point this out to me - then I know and can make efforts to behave differently. Of course it will never be possible for me to turn into something I am not (e.g. to become very touchy-feely) but I can pay attention more and be more sensitive. Now, after all the years, I usually get to this conclusion by myself (and I would definitely expect a T to do that!) but still need some signals for it because it is not my default emotional style. But if someone seemingly expresses that everything is fine as is, I may not think there is any issue at all because I don't know what they expect of me, or that they expect something different at all. And with some people, I am just not very compatible due to all this. I think this can also happen between T and client if they have very mismatching styles, but you won't know this if you never bring it up. I doubt that a T would judge you negatively for discussing something like this if they are generally perceptive and open-minded.