I've really been struggling with being in love with my best friend. She's a girl. I'm a girl. I'm dying on the inside. I feel like this pain is something I should bring up to my therapist...except I don't know how to come out and say it. I almost brought it up last time, but I couldn't. For all intents and purposes, my therapist probably assumes I'm straight. Or maybe she doesn't. Maybe it doesn't matter either way. It's just... I'm so awkward.
I know how you feel, I've been through similar situations several times. I think telling your therapist is a good idea, she deals with this kind of things often and I don't think she'll judge you. When I told my therapist it felt better. Talking about your sexual orientation helps you understand how you feel about it.
Did it feel awkward when you told your therapist? I guess the reason I'm so worried is because I see her regularly. I can't back out of it after I tell her, you know? As a therapist, it's her job to make me feel comfortable and welcomed, but I have this fear that it'd make her uncomfortable. But maybe this fear of mine is exactly why I need to tell her. Thank you for listening to my silly little 'rant' (for lack of a better word). I definitely will do my best to tell her next time I see her. And hopefully it won't be the most awkward thing ever...
Is rediculous as it is for me to be saying this due to my own personal circumstances, but this sounds like the right move. I've been struggling to come out to my therapist as trans for at least a month, and I keep just dancing around the issue. But I have faith that both of us will be able to work it out.
It felt really awkward ahah, the words just wouldn't come out. However, I'm glad I did because in that way it became more "real" and I had to deal with it. The fact that you can't back out of it is another good thing in my opinion - you'll have to talk about things you usually avoid thinking of. I'm confident you therapist won't be shocked by you revealing her your sexual orientation. Sexuality plays a big part in psychology and I'm sure she must have studied the subject. I wouldn't be surprised if she had dealt with other queer patients, either. Keeping things from your therapist is, in my opinion, like keeping things from your doctor. Let us know if there are any news!
I told her today, sort of. I gave her a letter at the end of the appointment. I'm not looking forward to our next appointment, I hope she doesn't bring it up and we can pretend it's unimportant XD
I’ve also been struggling with telling my therapist, which is strange for me because I’m such an open book normally. I’m glad you opened up.
