I brought this up in a chat last night and it felt ok, so I thought I'd take a chance and post it here to get some other ideas....

What kind of response should I expect to get from my T when I tell him about self-destructive thoughts/behaviors?

I feel like when I talk about these things he doesn't seem to care....he seems to brush it aside or avoid it. He either stays silent, changes the subject, or picks up on some other thing I've said and talks about that.

I have to admit I really don't know much about therapy. I've only been seeing him for about 2 months and for about half of that it was only every 2 weeks because of his vacations and mine.

I am so afraid to bring this up to him because I don't want him to think I am telling him how to do his job or that I am being critical. I thought maybe he is avoiding it because he doesn't want to encourage it? Or maybe he thinks I am just trying to get attention? Or maybe he really doesn't care what I do. I don't know. I feel like I need help in dealing with these self destructive impulses.
Is it normal to expect this from him?
Will he be angry if I bring it up to him?

kt