No, I have talked about those feelings off/on over the years. I think in these instances, he may have been trying to divert me away from the topic.

The wrong path-I'm not sure, but my guess is he meant it was some kind of fixation to move past rather than work through. I also don't remember if he said I or we in terms of going down the wrong path.

He seemed really paternal this time and telling me he was trying to be careful with me. All this time it felt like rejection as I didn't know he was thinking this. That he told me this makes him seem fatherly and protective, which I like. And which is total opposite of how he was before. I feel much better about the whole therapy.