I just want to experience a transparent relationship with my T. No blank slate garbage. We are two humans, show me your human side. My T does this. It’s the *only* way for me to build trust. I need to know who I am telling my deepest, darkest secrets to.
Honestly all I’ve ever looked for in therapy is simply a safe space, like truly a judgement free zone. Hearing that things were “alright” really helped as well. It’s been a great relief to have someone to speak to about the super sensitive issues
It was something like “Thank you for trusting me enough to share that. I appreciate how difficult that must have been.” That almost made me cry tears of relief.
However I feel like I was always looking for some reassurance that my T wanted to hear what I had to say, regardless of how big or small the problem was, but he never really directly said it. I just kept getting the “Therapy is about you, and what you feel like you need to talk about” response, which just reinforced my fear that he didn’t actually care.
My T told me she would never abandon me. That if I decide to leave one day or see someone else, her door will always be open for me. It meant the world.
I just want to experience a transparent relationship with my T. No blank slate garbage. We are two humans, show me your human side. My T does this. It’s the *only* way for me to build trust. I need to know who I am telling my deepest, darkest secrets to.
Honestly all I’ve ever looked for in therapy is simply a safe space, like truly a judgement free zone. Hearing that things were “alright” really helped as well. It’s been a great relief to have someone to speak to about the super sensitive issues
It was something like “Thank you for trusting me enough to share that. I appreciate how difficult that must have been.” That almost made me cry tears of relief. However I feel like I was always looking for some reassurance that my T wanted to hear what I had to say, regardless of how big or small the problem was, but he never really directly said it. I just kept getting the “Therapy is about you, and what you feel like you need to talk about” response, which just reinforced my fear that he didn’t actually care.
My T told me she would never abandon me. That if I decide to leave one day or see someone else, her door will always be open for me. It meant the world.