Posted by Klokka on July 26, 2004, at 23:58:16
In reply to Re: Preparing for a longish break » Klokka, posted by Dinah on July 26, 2004, at 22:17:30
I'm just hoping I can remain this calm on the actual day. The end of a session is always rough, let alone when the session has been upsetting, and I don't even want to imagine how the vacation will factor in. Hopefully I won't feel drastically worse when the last session before break starts to feel more imminent. I don't have anywhere safe to go after the session if I need to cry.
We started discussing some ways of coping last session, actually, when I'd told him I was feeling tempted to do something stupid and the people I normally might turn to were all going away. Thus far we've come up with going for a walk, which sometimes helps but unfortunately isn't always possible! Definitely more discussion needs to be done on that. I actually just see my pdoc for therapy as well as meds when needed, so there isn't any other professional to go to. Family just isn't a good place to turn, though I must say that they probably would mean well. I've met the T covering for him and will consider calling for an appointment if need be. To make matters easier, my pdoc (with permission) did fill her in a bit on my situation. It still feels like it just won't be the same, but at least it's an option. I imagine I'll do a lot of writing, too, so long as I can find a way to vent AND be vague. And it'll get better a few weeks in when the other people I'll be missing start returning, too.
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