How to Accept Your Emotions When You Can’t?
I wouldn’t start there. That’s a tall order, and all that comes much later. We begin gradually. Start with noticing the sensations, just attending and describing, nothing more (though it’s a lot already).
Does transference always happen when seeing a therapist?
Transference brings your feelings about important relationships right into the room where they can be addressed and maybe resolved.
At what point does a client need to detach from their therapist?
Attachment is usually a positive thing, and even some temporary feelings of dependency can be OK if they’re addressed in the therapy and don’t lead to any dysfunction.
What do you do with your emotions when someone says “sit with it”?
You need more specifics. Here are some of the sensations to notice. Just notice at first; no need to have some fancy interpretation just yet, or even name what the feeling is.
Are therapists supposed to tell clients they deal with emotions wrong?
Therapy is a deep, unique relationship that allows full expression, exploration, and resolution of any and all emotions and a lot more. It’s about an approach tailored specifically to you, the whole you, not some convenient label or diagnosis.