When I got uncomfortable with T comforting me he asked me “are you deserving of comfort?” My eyes hit the floor fast as I shook my head no. I could see his body tense without looking up. He knew the answer before he asked but it still hurt him to see my response. I am absolutely positive that will be coming back up in a future session. He is just now starting to see how I respond when he challenges my views on things and my self perceptions... up until the last session or two he would just comment on patterns without challenging the,.
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There’s been many a crooked path
that has landed me here
Tired, broken and wearing rags
Wild eyed with fear
-Blackmoores Night
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