Hi I would really love anyones opinion on this. I have been seeing a counsellor for a few months now, I have been through a tough time lately and Ive felt like I could use the extra support. I wanted to have someone to talk to about my feelings and have them put me first in a way that just doesnt happen in real life. But the thing is I always feel like she talks more than I do. At first, when she was spending 15-20mins of the session talking about her life and her family and all the things going on, I assumed it was like a getting to know you thing? That she was maybe trying to build a relationship? And that I was being vain or selfish for expecting that these sessions would be all about my issues? But as the weeks have gone on, I have noticed that when I am talking about something she sometimes interupts me, like I might say "last night i was so sad i sat down after dinner and ate a full pack of biscuits because" and she will cut across me to say "oh my god I am the exact same, its so hard to avoid the comfort eating, I found that it started after my first marriage broke up" and then she will talk about herself for a few mins and then move on to something else with me. And I can't help but feel like maybe it should be about me more?
After a session last week where she talked uninterrupted for a half hour about some drama in her life, I started to realise that she took notes during our first session but hasnt since. she never knows where we left off and asks the same questions every week and last week had to ask my husbands name.
Is there something wrong with me? Was i wrong to expect more? Or am I the problem....I went to her for support because I wasnt getting it from my friends and family, and now Im starting to think that I am the problem because not even the woman I am paying to listen wants to know about me and my problems