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Hello,

I'm having a hard time even starting this post. I'm feeling so overwhelmed with emotion right now. It's been 5 long months since I last saw the T that I developed transference for. Sometimes it feels as though every minute is a struggle. I think of my T so often, even after 5 months of not seeing her and she probably goes days, weeks, months without ever giving me a second thought. It's hard when someone means so much to me but I mean so little to her.

I have been talking to my new T about the transference. It helps but it doesn't fix anything. My current T said, "I'm sorry but there is no recipe for this". And she's right. But I do feel that she is genuinely concerned about me and she cares. I know she would never ask me to leave and that is nice.

But it doesn't make the pain of my previous T go away. My sorrow and hurt are turning to anger. And that scares me. I'm angry because my former T once told me she would never kick me out for being honest . And that's what she did. She was so supposed to care about me! She has never once called or emailed to ask how I am. That's what really hurts is that there is no concern from her. She just doesn't care.

I have friends coming to town today so I hope they can take my mind off things. I hope all of you are doing well.
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(((Stuck)))

I'm sorry. I'm about to start a Skype session right now, but I wanted to let you know I read and I'm glad you checked in and let us know how you're doing. I think these sort of losses are a very long, hard road...but, it does sound like you have a good, new T. I hope you're able to connect more deeply with her as time goes and heal from the abandonment you experienced. I am still so angry and sad that your T did that to you. Frowner
Thanks Yaku,

I have been wondering if it's time to ask former T about asking me to leave. I just don't know if I'm ready for that yet. She has asked me to come back to couples counseling but with my strong feelings for her, I think that would be so painful and my new T agrees. My new T said the worst thing I could possibly do is go back and talk to my old T. She said that I would just get hurt again.

I want to ask my old T questions. I'd like to know why she reacted the way she did. I want to know why she never thought to check up on me. We seemed to have such a strong bond and it just changed in 1 session because I told her I developed feelings for her. And that's as detailed as I got. I'd like to think that a conversation with her would clear the air and make me feel better. That could happen, but...odds are that she will say or do something to just make me sink even deeper. And if that happens, I can't imagine how much pain I would be in. I guess it's just to risky. I would love to hear any body elses perspective in this.

Thanks.

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