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Old Jan 17, 2021, 10:03 PM
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Seems normal to me that you're shaken after something so intense. At least I know I would be - the possibility of being lied to or manipulated is a big fear of mine so once the possibility comes up I ... umm, I'm really crap at handling that sort of situation, so it's hard to say anything at all about this topic, but ... if your T is as open to discussing it and as accommodating of your needs as it sounds like, I think continuing to be upfront about your concerns might just lead to recovery, even if it takes time.
I'm definitely going to keep trying to work through this with L. My two goals this year in therapy is to be more direct and more accepting of imperfections. Those are very hard for me, but I think they will be helpful in multiple situations including with L.
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