Recent content by Erin1523

I’m a therapist. I have no money. Yet I have seen clients at a lower rate because they can’t afford it. My own therapist is clearly wealthy. Lives in a nice house, has multiple luxury cars in her driveway. Because I’m so strapped for cash, I applied to a scholarship fund for therapy. They’re...

Yes you hit the nail right on the head. This is exactly what’s going on for me. These are good ideas.. I think I will send her an email… and then refer to it in session in case she doesn’t see it before.

You’re all so right, the call was really not important, which I know because I heard her side of the conversation. But me, being me, will not be able to bring any of this up 😞

Honestly it did not seem like anything remotely urgent. So she probably shouldn’t have taken the call. But I can deal with that. The “I love you” triggered me so much, and I guess I wish she would have realized that on her own, instead of now having to go through the uncomfortable process of...

I was crying to my therapist today how hard it is to feel so unloved and not have a mother figure. During the session she picked up the phone because her daughter needed something - not thrilled with that in general, but I don’t say anything… then before she hangs up, says “I love you too”...

My therapist has touched my arm on occasion and once offered me a hug. However she hasn’t done either of those in months and it’s eating away at me. But I am terrified to bring it up to her. I also feel like if I ask for it, then if she does it it won’t be genuine.

So I reached out to her for another session and I feel like a different person just having asked for it. Thanks for the encouragement and support.

Without going into details, as I was walking out the door from my last session, my therapist mentioned something in passing which caused me to respond with a huge bombshell that was extremely traumatic for me. I ended up texting her later in the day and she responded but then never even read my...

It makes so much sense. Every time I think about it logically. But then the hurt feelings creep back in. It’s a constant battle. Exacerbated by the self harm that I’m trying to fight.

Yes it’s definitely about a fear of abandonment. No doubt about that.

I don’t feel comfortable emailing about my hurt feelings, but I will try to bring them up at our next session. I am pushing through and emailing about my pain in general which so far today has been helping and I haven’t self harmed. I feel hurt because she told me I can text if I need help. In...

I’m new here and not so sure what forum to put things under. So hope I’m in the right place. Another poster suggested I post here. I’ve been struggling a lot since my last therapy session. Next one isn’t for another few days. Reached out to therapist but no response. I feel hurt. I’ve been...

I do think she is purposely not responding. Maybe I’m wrong. Either way, I really like her as a therapist, and I don’t want my hurt to ruin the relationship that we have. If anyone has any idea how to help me with that, I’d really appreciate it.

I’m just having a lot of flashbacks to past abandonment and rejection and it feels like too much really There’s eventually regret when I self harm but it’s too hard for me to carry this alone

I see she read it. I’m not reaching out for a sooner appt. Honestly I’d rather just self harm than be this burden on her.