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lauren_helene said:
This must be why my T never says anything when I talk about SI or other self destructive things I've done. Interesting... ignore it and it goes away? That is a very simplistic and I think dangerous tactic for both clients and therapists.

</div></font></blockquote><font class="post">Lauren, I wouldn't assume necessarily that your therapist is taking this approach. If you think he might be, the best thing is to ask him about it, rather than making assumptions that are hurtful to you and perhaps erroneous.

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ktgirl said:
I think this is a good learning experience for me - in therapy and real life. I often do not have enough confidence to express my needs.

</div></font></blockquote><font class="post">ktgirl, therapy is indeed a big learning experience! Learning to express my needs has been part of therapy for me too. I'm still not that good at it, but getting better. You are really early in therapy, and you seem to have learned some really important things! I think you're gonna do great in therapy. Try to be brave and tell your therapist what's going on with you.