Posted by backseatdriver on April 16, 2008, at 8:07:00
In reply to should i walk away from therapy?, posted by CareBear04 on April 16, 2008, at 0:44:44
Had almost exactly the same experience with my T recently. He'd hurt my feelings, and I'd told him so, and also that I was sure he'd rather be working with someone more interesting, who was acutely ill and needed him more.
In reply, he said a funny thing: "Given the mistakes I am making with you, I am afraid I would present a real hazard to anyone who was acutely ill."
Your T knows when he screws up. It sounds to me like he feels as badly as you do about the remark he made (which was thoughtless, to say the least).
You say you'd like him to show you that you're worth his time and effort. It sounds to me like he may be wondering whether *he* is worth *yours*.
If so, he might miss your signal that you need to hear this message from him.
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