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I wish I could tell him how I really feel--that I feel completely abandoned when he goes away; that for the first time in my life I feel like someone listens to me. That I wish he cared about me the way I care about him.


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MISS What do you think is holding you back from making this wish a reality? Your last sentence was very powerful-- "I wish he cared about me the way I care about him." Are you afraid that if you told him how you really feel it would reveal that imbalance in the therapy relationship that we are all afraid of?

For me, I know that T cares about me; however, I also am trying to accept that although there are a lot of reciprocal feelings, the way in which we both feel them is different. I think it's a big part of "growing up" is recognizing that our T's have feelings for us, but are not going to be the same exact ones, of the same exact nature, that we have for them-- for me, that has NOT been okay, but I'm starting to work on that.

Anyway, I'll shut up cause you are feeling sad and I'm going on one of my tangents. Just know that I'm here for you anytime you need.