When my therapist’s guidance didn’t align with her beliefs or desires, Lucy lectured me, insisting I listen to her instead. It created a dynamic where she expected me to share everything and follow her guidance unquestioningly.

There actually have been times when I expressed discomfort or shared my feelings about things I wasn’t okay with, even if I didn’t explicitly label them as boundaries or hard 'No's. It's because I doubted myself that I did not advocate for my 'no's.

I confronted Lucy about this personally.