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Originally Posted by Anne2.0
I understand that it can be painful to have an off session and that dissociating is never fun. I can also see how what your T said could feel like pressure or pushing.
At a basic level, the way I hear it, she seems to be just telling it to your straight, saying what she thinks. I don't hear manipulation or coercion, just someone saying something to someone who sees it differently. Her words offer a contrast to how you see it, and you don't have to change your mind, but I have welcomed being able to consider something in a different light, even when I ultimately reject it.
I hope it gets easier for you.
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Thanks Anne. You're right. I didn't feel manipulated or coerced, just pushed. She and I definitely see things differently on this subject. I've come around to about a midway point with some things, so I've taken some of what she said and integrated it. I did expect to feel more support than I felt, and that expectation being unfulfilled was disappointing. However, I think she is acting from a space of caring and of wanting to see me live a life free from SH. To me, right now because I don't have something else in place, I'm not doing it by sheer will power and the grace of God. I can't see myself being able to do that infinitely. But I can consider what she is saying and see if there is some space for me to accept it, or part of it, to move toward healing and change. HUGS Kit