Posted by Aphrodite on January 1, 2005, at 9:54:38
In reply to Re: Forever therapy - Spoke to my therapist, posted by Dinah on January 1, 2005, at 9:23:22
Dinah, I can very much relate to the shame you feel about therapy. No one knows about my twice a week visits, either. I am curious why your company knows. Do you have to divulge for flexible spending account purposes or something?
I think I am lucky in that while I worry about what everyone in the world thinks, I don't worry about my T. Not only is he a big proponent of "forever therapy," he's engaged in forever therapy himself. I surmised from different things he's divulged that he has gone steadily since he was an adolescent. I know he goes frequently now, for himself and for supervision.
Anyway, he's written a lot about the uniqueness of the therapeutic relationship as you just described being something that a person can benefit from even in the absence of crisis or even a condition. He sites lots of sources that say how people who go to therapy regularly are happier, more fulfilled, etc. I could see, for example, that even if I did not have the troubles I did, I could use therapy as stress relief agent for work and family situations. I could never be as honest with coworkers and family about these things because they are invested in those roles.
But for now, I know it is definitely a need just to keep me functioning. I look forward to a day where I can choose it or not and my guess is that despite the social stigmas attached, I would choose to continue.
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