Posted by DaisyM on November 30, 2003, at 23:13:54
In reply to Re: New Question from a Therapist » DaisyM, posted by fallsfall on November 30, 2003, at 10:46:05
This is totally me! Occasionally I have this discussion with my husband that sort of says I'm really starting to fall apart with *all* of this, all being his illnesses, 3 kids, one with an illness and one with anxiety, 32 employees and government funding(Arnold!), and he usually says something like, oh, you'll be fine. You always are. Like you said -- the rock!
I have 3 friends who knew how bad it got last year and my son's Therapist who "pushed* me into therapy for me. I don't depend on any of these people. I'm trying not to depend on my Therapist. And I'm trying really hard to understand why this particular issue has taken center stage.
Here is another idea I've come up with: The age I've really been dealing with is around middle school - transitioning from a child to a woman -- *needing* my parents yet pulling away. I HAD to grow up really fast and rely only on me plus take care of siblings. So maybe it is a regression thing - needing my therapist yet pulling away to maintain adulthood. I haven't brought this up in therapy yet, what do you think?
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