what has become of me?

tnilC

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im hopeless. ive fallen in love with my therapist whos prolly twice my age and i could not offer her anything. im just a piece of meat these days who happens to ponder his own existance endlessly. i really do loathe myself.
 

Ryan

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Great - now you know how many women feel when some men feel like they need to be the stereotypical "provider" in a relationship ;) She outranks you in every way ;)
 

Patt

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Try to focus on the little things that make you happy. Regardless of age differences, I'm sure you have something to offer. Therapist-patient relationship though? That doesn't sound too realistic unfortunately :(
 

y2kc

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pics?

just kidding.

anyway, does she suspect you have feelings for her or are you hiding them out of fear she'll end the sessions?

why are you falling for her?

is she helping you deal with whatever angst drove u to therapy originally?
 

sixone

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Originally posted by: tnilC
im hopeless. ive fallen in love with my therapist whos prolly twice my age and i could not offer her anything. im just a piece of meat these days who happens to ponder his own existance endlessly. i really do loathe myself.

That's a very common thing, falling for your therapist; so is getting over it. Just try not to focus on it too much, and you'll be fine.
 

SMOGZINN

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Is this a physical or psychological therapist?
Dating either would be unethical, but a physical therapist can still do her job while having a relationship with the patient. A psychological therapist can not do her job if you are hiding feelings for her. If it is your psychiatrist/psychologist that we are talking about, you need to tell her how you feel in your next session, otherwise you will actually be harming your efforts.
 

ahurtt

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Originally posted by: salt9876
when in doubt whip it out .

:thumbsup:
You're already there for therapy, right? What's the worst that could happen? Drawback is she already knows how fvcked up you are. . .hmmmmm. . .
 

robphelan

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Originally posted by: sixone
Originally posted by: tnilC
im hopeless. ive fallen in love with my therapist whos prolly twice my age and i could not offer her anything. im just a piece of meat these days who happens to ponder his own existance endlessly. i really do loathe myself.

That's a very common thing, falling for your therapist; so is getting over it. Just try not to focus on it too much, and you'll be fine.

 

tnilC

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shes a psychological therapist. i have been diagnosed bi-polar and have been seeing her for about 6 months. i know its common and cliche but its happened and i feel horrible because it will never ever be a reality. its sad to have finally felt this way about a women and knowing its just an inevitable outcome of being close to somone mentally and emotionally.
 

sixone

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Originally posted by: tnilC
its sad to have finally felt this way about a women and knowing its just an inevitable outcome of being close to somone mentally and emotionally.

No, it's an inevitable outcome of opening yourself up to a therapist. You aren't close with her mentally or emotionally, it just feels that way because she's doing her job. As your therapy goes on, you'll realize that it was just the natural progression of your therapy.

When you let yourself become close mentally and emotionally to a woman who is capable of being your equal in the relationship, the experience will be so much better than what you're feeling now. I know it's hard for you to believe that now, but it will.