Posted by zenhussy on December 2, 2003, at 14:30:41
In reply to Therapy Stages - back or forth? , posted by DaisyM on December 2, 2003, at 14:14:40
DaisyM,
Recently both my pdoc and therapist have said to me that one step forward and ten steps back isn't okay. One step forward and two or three steps back is acceptable in my case.
See what feels right for you. If you are functioning satisfactorily for you then I think you're doing great. If you do indeed see where your therp. is coming from with the 'hiding' comment then perhaps express your need to hide to your therp. and see if he can't respect your need to step back after what you felt was a breakthrough to a new stage.
I think that your sense of not needing him as much sounds good for you. Congrats on that.
Why can't holding/hiding be a way of moving forward, be it ever so slowly....
zenhussy
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