Posted by Dinah on July 11, 2005, at 20:35:29
In reply to Is this it Dinah?, posted by gabbii on July 8, 2005, at 19:35:51
Thanks for that, Gabbi.
I think I'll sit down and read what I figured out, if anything.
My therapist made me smile when we talked about it this week. At first he was all rational. He looked at my tearstreaked face and told me that I didn't look like someone who didn't need their therapist. Then he told me I could need him *differently*, that there was still plenty to work on (which was wonderfully insulting, don't you think?). But he finally got my point. He said that it didn't mean he was less powerful that I could get through crises without calling him or scheduling extra sessions. It meant he was so powerful that he didn't even need to be there, that I could carry enough of him with me that he could work from a distance. And that it didn't mean that I needed him less.
I know it sounds unusual for him to say that, but it was just what I needed. I felt so warm and understood. :)
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