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Today on AWKWARD THERAPY SESSION THEATRE:
He: And how does it feel to have me acknowledge that [specific incident] is horrible, is actually very traumatic?
Me: To be honest I don't want to think about it at all.
He: About me validating it?
Me: If you do that then I might start to believe my own bullshit.
He: I'm not following you.
Me: If I start to believe that these things aren't worthy of being dismissed and they actually matter then when people inevitably dismiss them or make fun of them in future it will hurt more and I won't be able to join in.
He: And how does it feel to have me acknowledge that [specific incident] is horrible, is actually very traumatic?
Me: To be honest I don't want to think about it at all.
He: About me validating it?
Me: If you do that then I might start to believe my own bullshit.
He: I'm not following you.
Me: If I start to believe that these things aren't worthy of being dismissed and they actually matter then when people inevitably dismiss them or make fun of them in future it will hurt more and I won't be able to join in.