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Old May 04, 2018, 04:06 PM
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I've not been here for a while but I've mentioned before how my relationship towards t became overwhelming and the emails took over a lot of my time etc.

Basically for the last two months this great big wall built between me and t. I don't know if it's me becomung more resentful or T becoming more distant but I don't know what to do..
I feel like there is an elephant in the room and I really don't understand why she never starts the conversation about my feelings for her even though its such a massive issue for me.
I've been very very upset about it because the one person I would discuss it with is the person who is the source of the problem!
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Old May 04, 2018, 04:16 PM
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I'm sorry this is happening it sounds painful and frustrating.
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Old May 04, 2018, 04:17 PM
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I really don't understand why she never starts the conversation about my feelings for her even though its such a massive issue for me.
I can see where you're coming from, confused_77. I've been in that position of hoping that T would start a conversation about something that I thought was blindingly obvious...but if your T is person-centred, as mine is...then it seems unlikely to me that she would start a conversation about this without your explicit consent.

Many times I have said things to my therapist about what I am hoping to accomplish, and she has asked me several times to verify that what I am asking for is what I actually want.

Obviously I don't know anything about your therapy or your therapist, but she may not wish to push her agenda on you.
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Old May 15, 2018, 12:51 AM
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Sometimes the wall between me and Madame T was due to me being angry with her and not saying so.
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Old May 15, 2018, 02:57 AM
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So this seems to be my advice a lot but tell her that you feel a wall there. Tell her why you feel it and maybe you guys can work through it together. Maybe even write it all in a note and give it to her at your next session. Sometimes i find that more productive than emailing because i can see my Ts responses to what i wrote and we are forced to deal with whatever it is.
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Old May 15, 2018, 04:14 PM
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U come off like
It is like this
How can we go on
Isn't this enough...

I'd use conversation starters like this or use a friend tell her about a new interaction but it actually being about her. Maybe certain forms of role playing, it can be frustrating if not use to it but it can be done.
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Old May 15, 2018, 04:53 PM
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I've not been here for a while but I've mentioned before how my relationship towards t became overwhelming and the emails took over a lot of my time etc.

Basically for the last two months this great big wall built between me and t. I don't know if it's me becomung more resentful or T becoming more distant but I don't know what to do..
I feel like there is an elephant in the room and I really don't understand why she never starts the conversation about my feelings for her even though its such a massive issue for me.
I've been very very upset about it because the one person I would discuss it with is the person who is the source of the problem!
Your last line really makes sense. The massive issue for you is the thing you want her to tackle. I think a big part of therapy..as everyone here is fond of pointing out..is learning to float the topics and start conversations. The problem is.... that's not easy or always that possible and it's risky as hell. Which is why I want to say...hang in there.
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Old Jun 11, 2018, 05:26 AM
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I feel Ts ought to make it easy to talk about things like this. But if T doesn't raise it, I'm afraid you are going to have to take a risk.
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