Is it normal, that i panicked and sabotaged our relationship?

(This post is long but, please read it). I had therapeutic relationship with a doctor. Things were going so well between us. I trusted this person and we had a lot in common.

It all came crashing down when she told me that she cared about me and made a platonic proposal.

I accepted her proposal, but I didn't know how to deal with it. She cared about me and it caused me to panic. I should've told her that I was uncomfortable with her feelings, but I didn't. I didn't realise it until a few days ago, that at this point, I had begun to sabotage our relationship.

She was so emotional and I couldn't bare to hurt her feelings. I began to over think things. I told her things that I would have otherwise kept to myself. I think that deep down I wanted her to say that we shouldn't see each other anymore, but she never did.

In the end, I was the one who ended our relationship. I fucked up what we had. Things between us are still on a sour note. We no longer talk to each other. I feel so bad. I deeply regret doing this. IIN?

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Comments ( 11 )
  • RoseIsabella

    Well, if she was your therapist then even being platonic friends would be a conflict of interest.

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    • She believed that dual relationships was perfectly acceptable. It caused me so much stress.

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      • RoseIsabella

        I'm Very sorry that happened to you. She was very unprofessional!

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  • sillygirl77

    I don't understand this story. You need to explain better. Sorry.

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    • The whole thing or specific parts?

      The relationship was with a former therapist. The therapist proposed that she wanted to take on the role of something that I never had. I said yes, but I couldn't handle it. She told me that she cared about me, and it made me panic. (Emotions make me uncomfortable). She was very emotional and I was scared to tell her that I couldn't accept her proposal.
      The boundaries of a healthy therapeutic relationship began to go lax. She did and said some things that scared and hurt me. I panicked and sabotaged the relationship without realizing it. Now, I regret what I did.

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  • CountessDouche

    Why don't you go un-fuck it up, faggypants? People who really love you tend to hang in there after you dispense a bunch of irrational self-sabotaging bullshit. Just be honest with her; tell her you were scared. She obviously loves you; she'll listen.

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    • I'll wait for a year. Then, I'll send her an email. I already wrote a blog post about what I did but, there's a chance that she never saw it. I'm waiting an exact year after I terminated our relationship because, it is usually a year after termination that they say that relationships can form. I don't want a romantic relationship with this person. In the last email she sent me, she misunderstood what I wrote in my last email, and basically told me to leave her alone in what felt like a threatening tone. I'm a little scared.

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  • Nokiot9

    Your therapist... And you had a relationship? That's so wrong on so many levels. "A wolf disguised as a sheep-"

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    • It wasn't sexual. More like, platonic and business. She wanted to be like a parent to me. She wanted to be an adult who had my best interests in heart. That's pretty much the offer she gave me. However, it got to the point, where it felt like she was crossing boundaries and not respecting me or my wishes.

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  • WhiteStallion

    That's why it's not advised for doctors and patients to have relationships. Don't feel too bad about it.

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    • She was pro-dual relationship. I spent a lot of the relationship fearing when she would pop the offer of friendship on me as well as, worrying that I would say something that would jeopardize that offer.

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