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Originally Posted by goatee
My T calls her dog “dear” and “darling” in front of me all the time. She talks to her dog like she’s the dog’s very loving mom, asking her if she’s okay, calling her those affectionate terms of endearment, kissing her, hugging her...
I think it’s lovely and I love to see it. But it also hurts me so badly. I know this is unreasonable, but I want her to speak to me that way. I’m so jealous. My gosh, I’m jealous of her dog. So, my question is, should I say something to her about it? I want to because I think it’s important, but I don’t want her to stop acting naturally with her dog in front of me. Would welcome any insight into this. I’m completely mortified by this.
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I think an understanding therapist wouldn't take it personally if you were to say something about it. They might even want to explore the issue more deeply if you allude to wanting to do so.
I would suggest telling her what you told us, you know it's unreasonable, you're mortified, but it still hurts badly. The first two facts might lessen the blow for the therapist to not take it personally.