Posted by Emily Elizabeth on June 23, 2005, at 17:08:18
In reply to Frankly I don't know what to feel » pinkeye, posted by pinkeye on June 23, 2005, at 15:54:27
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> But part of me feels that she has helped me a lot, and I would like to atleast update her about what is happening with me - but I really don't think she wants to keep in touch. So I feel if she gives me her email id, then I would feel obligated to write to her if anything happens, or if I feel bad I might be tempted to ask her for suggestions, and she may not reply. Then I will have to go through the same torture of what happened with my ex T again, and I feel it might be better to just close down alltogether and close the door firmly. Ideally I would like to keep in touch with her - maybe write once in 6 months or so, and would like to receive a brief reply from her too - but if she hasn't done it with any patient of hers for 20 years, I am pretty sure she won't be willing to make an exception in my case.First let me say that this must be a struggle for you and I hope that the rest of us here can be helpful to you as you get through it. I'm going to be moving in a year or two and I am already worried about terminating with my T!
Even if your T doesn't communicate w/ clients after termination, that doesn't mean that she doesn't think about them or care about them. I liked your idea about every 6 months. You should ask her about it. And if she doesn't feel comfortable with it, maybe you could make an agreement that you will write her, but you don't expect a response from her. That way you could know that she knows what is going on with you and is thinking about you, w/o the pressure. Am I making sense?
Best,
EE
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