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During my most recent session I was crying about a beloved cat I had who died. My T listened and was compassionate. I told her that part of the reason (a big part) I fear that my pets will become ill is because I don't have the money to care for them the way I might need to. It terrifies me. My T commented that she has to take her cat in soon for a teeth cleaning. I just looked at her...like, did you not hear me? That I do not have enough money to do routine pet care? And you're telling me that what I was pouring out reminded you that you need to pay for routine pet care?
YES. I felt envious, I felt annoyed, I felt that it's all unfair.
In my opinion, one problem with psychotherapy is that the client is often not on the social scale the therapist is on. It creates a very weird imbalance. To a degree, I think many Ts like the feeling of being "superior" - even though they might deny it.
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