Posted by shadows721 on April 21, 2004, at 18:18:06
In reply to Introduction, and Should I stay or should I go?, posted by LG04 on April 20, 2004, at 14:43:48
I can understand your feelings. It's very hard to find a therapist in which you can trust. You risked opening up your heart to this therapist. You have major trust issues as all most all of us do with PTSD.
Have you thought about having on the phone sessions with this therapist? You may not have to give her up in another country. Therapists can do phone therapy. It may not work as great as one to one, but you can still have your contact with her. This may also help you see if you really are that dependent on her.
Also, since you have had such a great therapeutic relationship with this therapist, there is absolutely no reason why you couldn't have it again with someone else. No, they aren't the same, but they may give you some other benefit. Even though, I have had 3 therapists in the past, I have gained a different perspective of therapy from each one.
It's not an all or nothing situation here. You selected her and you can select another for yourself. You are more independent than you realize here. You aren't giving yourself the credit. You choose her and not the other way around. You can choose again and do well with another should you choose to do it again. You have more choices here than you realize.
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