Therapy can be annoying - getting defensive when therapist says i'm improving

[uniquesarah]

I am not sure why, but whenever my therapist says that she thinks I am improving, I get extremely defensive and agitated with her. I have to stop myself from yelling NO! how could I possibly be getting better when I still feel the need to see you!!

Is this normal? Shouldn't I be happy that I am improving?

Anyone experienced anything like this?

 

[UnicornSightings]

I asked my last t when she thought I might be done with therapy. She said a few things about my progress and estimated it at about 6 weeks. I was SOOOOO upset! I made a big deal of it for like maybe the next 4-5 weeks, bringing it up like “how could you think I’d be ready to go?!!! I still have x, y, and z to do!!!” (X, y, and z being completely unbeknownst to her btw). She was like “wow, you’re really hung up on this” which made me lose my shit even more. I’m retrospect I totally set her up with that question. There was no right answer on her end. So I get you.

I have attachment issues and don’t want to leave therapy. I made that clear to the new t. I THINK I told him that I didn’t want to dig into the deep stuff because then it would mean therapy would be over and I think he said “not necessarily”. I could’ve imagined that conversation. Anyway, I’m in the same boat. I want a better life but I want that undivided attention and to have “work” to do for forever.