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its not like its new for me. im going back for the third time. ive been ditched by 5 therapists. today i go back in again for the first time since ...like june of last year?
its someone new and im just- ...im nervous. what if they leave again? what if we dont get along? what if its a dude? what if theyre religous?
i hated the male therapists i had. i was uncomfortable with the religous ones.
and with all but ONE I had to explain stuff like "saying the r slur is bad" and "aromantic aesexuals are a thing"
im just- ugh
nervous
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samsux
heya you got this! im sure you know, but these things work like a friendship / communication thing with any other person. if you meet someone off the street and start telling them about all sorts of life stuff and your personal opinions and convictions about the world... it would probably be pretty hard and make you super anxious right? you gotta talk with them more and more and more and develop that kind of thing over time.
the best thing i can tell you from someone who has been through the medical support systems *many* times:
everyone in the world has red flags. every. single. person.
"red flags" in their original sense are just those unlikable characteristics or bad habits someone does and then refuses to change. everyone does bad things every now and then, some folks do those bad things quite often. the difference comes when someone is fully aware of what theyre doing, fully aware of how bad it could be, and continues to do it anyway. but it seems like these days everyone just confuses the idea of "this person has some questionable traits" with that --- they're two seperate things
this is to say --- it will probably be hard working with a new person. it sounds like its already been hard enough! but that doesnt mean you should run at the first sign of danger