Your T saying she felt uncomfortable after the long hug does not mean a rejection of you. It is simply her stating a feeling: 'I am not comfortable with long hugs'
I don't use the word 'intense' as this is a critical/judgmental term and you don't know for sure that it is how this T interpreted the hug.
I see what happened as a teaching moment - in that people may feel uncomfortable, frustrated, angry or disagree with you (or they may even wake up on the wrong foot i.e. having *nothing* to do with you) BUT this does not mean they are rejecting you or implying that you are unlovable. This conclusion is an assumption you are making about what you think they might feel!
So instead of cancelling or being angry at her, I would (1) express your feelings and/or doubts (in a non-blaming way) & (2) be curious as to how quickly you reached this conclusion because this clearly touched a core wound in you.
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