What words has T said to you which stuck in your mind?

It does feel awkward for me. I tend to just give a sheepish smile and change the subject - I'm really good at that.

Adding one from what MC told me today:
"You're not frail and fragile. You may think you are, but you're wrong."

So many things! All great ones, too. The things he's said that have stayed with me have been most helpful.

My T says this too...I felt a bit awkward about it...but now I'm to the point where she truly cares and wants to hear this crappy stuff. There have been a few things I've said where, my T is the first to hear some things...ever. She always thanks me when that's the case. Thanks me for the gift of my trust.

BTW, I like it when my T cusses too...lol. She can throw the F bomb out there like no one's business. She doesn't very often (not near as often as I), but when she does, it's funny!

"i care about you punk"

I also like when my T cusses! She told me recently that she has to censor herself around some patients who are more conservative and/or religious, who seem bothered even when she says "Darn!" But she can be herself with me, which I appreciate (and I suspect she appreciates too!).

"When are you doing to do what it takes to keep yourself happy and safe?"
She was hardly a cuddly, motherly T, but her 'no-********' attitude helped.

"Stay present. Right here, right now."
"What you went through is a big deal."
"You're different now so things are going to be different."
"You're growing and you're working really hard to make changes.

She said "it isn't about me judging you it is about you judging yourself. ". I realized she was completely right. Another thing she says frequently is "I wish you had as much faith in you as I have in you" that one I am still working on

"i won't abandon you"

You don't even respect those people. Why do their opinions about you matter?

I love it, too, when my almost 70 year old T cusses. My fave is when she drops the f-bomb.

My two faves that always stick in my mind cuz she says them a lot...I am not going anywhere, and I am so thankful we found each other and share this path of life.

Sometimes at the end of the session, she asks me if I want to come back again (she normally says, "let's get our time set up for next week"). She asks in such an insecure way. I find it endearing that she is not without uncertainties herself.

"Why do you keep trying to stuff 10lbs of s*** into a 5lb bag?"

I like when T uses the F-bomb too! I guess because I am on the shy. slightly conservative side.

When Ts have said "thank you for telling me" or "that took courage to tell me", I tend to glance up at them, then return my gaze to the floor.

I know they say that to honour the vulnerability and trust displayed, but I don't know how to react, either.

Another one that I actually often share on this forum
"No point to waste your time on wondering why others do what they do, you might never get the answer so instead you should focus on why you do what you do"

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"Most people come here thinking I can help them"

"Other clients are kinder to me than you are"

"Evil people dont keep a little picture of Jesus in their car!"
(Said to me after i said i was an evil person.)

" I really care about you and I'd hate to see u leave...I'd miss u"

Hah my t cussed today in our sesh. But she mimed it lol. I swear all the time in our sessions. She says s*** sometimes too haha. I love it lol

When I was telling her I wasn't interested in being vulnerable with her, she said, "Do you think you'd lose me? Because you won't." Just the way she said it, and that it was exactly what I needed to hear, and she knew.