How to get over feeling pathetic....

My appointment with the T is quickly approaching, and I am starting to feel like he is going to think I am pathetic....Like, "Oh no, not one of those woe-is-me souls who can't get their act together"....That I am going to just annoy him, bore him, or that he won't take an interest at all....

Normal?

Yes, I think when a person reaches out for help, they feel all sorts of negative things about themselves. And that is why a therapist is trained to help people sort out the mixed up complicated way our brains process information.

He is not sitting in judgement --- although it might feel that way. He should be empathic and you should feel warmly understood after a few initial sessions.

Good Luck

Totally normal. At least, that's how I felt. My journal entries from early in therapy all read "I KNOW T doesn't want to hear this stuff. He just wants me to shut up and get over it." etc. etc.

SO not true. Just the opposite in fact.

ppl that "think" they have their act together usually don't go see a T. nor do T's expect that. so to answer your question, i don't see how he's envisioned you as "pathetic". you have expressed already in an email to him some of the things that you are not happy with in your life. T's are trained/educated to help ppl untangle all the feelings they have and try to help the client. that is their main objective...so try to go into this knowing that is exactly what he will be doing...helping you. he's not there to judge you. that's not what therapy is all about.
i hope my assurance to you may help you realax and allow yourself to look forward to the process of therapy. as i stated in a previous post to you my getting help in therapy has been a wonderful experience. it has helped me mold myself into a person i like. yes, i still have things i can work on but so much of what i saw myself as, just wasn't the real me. lots of old tapes and "i should haves"..now i know i can make wise choices, set boundaries with people, and enjoy my life more fully. you will learn these same tools in therapy and will/can benefit as long as you discuss what's going on with you. the therapist needs to know and understand what's going on in order to help you.
hope this post helps you and i'm sure others will have other suggestions too. keep us posted on how things go. we care about you and you do matter!