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Originally Posted by LonesomeTonight
I think I'm just going to stop posting in here. I'm tired of my relationship with my T being judged. This is a really difficult week for me due to stuff my T knows about, and I even told him in the email "Normally, I'd have sat with this until next session, but tomorrow (meaning today) is going to be really difficult for me." I don't see how his supporting me, within his set boundaries, is a bad thing. I'm not calling him or texting him, which he doesn't allow. He's replying within his set boundaries. He's supporting me. Why is that so horrible? Ex-MC had really unclear boundaries. T has made his much more clear. I trust that if I do something that at all crosses those boundaries, he will tell me, and we'll talk about it. Because he's done that before. While ex-MC did not, until the very end. He has told me that if I ever came close to crossing his email boundaries, he would tell me very early on, not at the point where he might want to cut me off or start charging me for all contact. Maybe 6 months ago, I checked in with him to be sure, and he said I'm not anywhere in the vicinity of contacting him too much or crossing those boundaries. With ex-T, and at times ex-M my emails were often literally 10 times the length of what I send to T. I edit myself. I'm explicit in asking for what I need now. There have been numerous times lately when T has said "I figured you'd email after this past session but you didn't." Those times, yeah, I sat with it. I'm better at deciding when reaching out vs. waiting is the better option. (Obsessing about some random comment that he could quickly explain or struggling with something where a few words could help vs. some insight I had or something I'm a bit uncertain about but could just wait on.) And T realizes that. We both feel I've made progress. And that's what matters.
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I didn't see judgement in the comments I saw... but some concern. Sometimes, things do change and can seem helpful but they do escalate sometimes and it can be not so good in the end, I'm speaking from experience but I also know that not every T is the same. I don't know your T, none of us do.... so if you are not too concerned about the boundaries changing or whatever, then that's fine. I just tell everyone to be cautious with anything in therapy now. I don't trust therapists much at all.... anything can go wrong with any of them.
That being said, posting here, invites comments you may not always like. I usually just ignore them. If it does bother you, then yes maybe not posting, at least not the details of sessions, is best for you right now. Again, I can't say what is or isn't. I think you are having a hard time with your T going away for a week and that's understandable but it's a week and I know that sounds harsh but it could be forever, like mine.... I'd love to be in your place right now

If you chose to see the lady once, its not a commitment, and who knows, you may really like her? Try not to let the comments online get to you so much. At the end of the day only one of us actually knows your T and how things truly are with you and that is you.
I hope you are ok.