i think so, yes. which is why i, too, would have immense difficulty continuing with a clinician who didn't respond to such a self disclosure in a validating way. you took a significant risk in disclosing something so vulnerable and intimate (though i hope my putting it like that doesn't freak you out!). safe environment for that kind of thing is what therapy is about IMHO (at least for me). it really is a good sign that you felt safe enough to express those feelings. now it is time to see whether she is capable of meeting you half way. most definitely hold on to the thought that that is, in fact, what you deserve :-) i'm fairly sure she will pull through (i'd imagine that you are picking up on that and that is why you disclosed). nerve wracking until you know for sure, though. if there isn't something to be lost then there isn't something to be gained...