Posted by gardenergirl on November 17, 2005, at 7:49:23
In reply to Re: Cutting down from 2times a week to once??, posted by happyflower on November 14, 2005, at 12:07:23
> Recently when I went from every 2 weeks to once a month, it was the hardest after the 1st two weeks , then got harder yet until I finally saw him again. Now I am at my 1 1/2 week point, and I don't feel so bad this time. Maybe it gets easier, I don't know, maybe we could go through it together.
I remember how hard that was for you. I'm glad it's getting easier.
> I do feel the intensity changes though. I remember going weekly then going every other week. It seems like I had too much to talk about for just every 2 weeks.
I can see how that can happen. I feel like for my next appt. I have a lot to talk about that picks up right where we left off last time, so I feel pretty confident that I can jump right back in. But not that much new has happened in my world. Mostly in my head and heart. :) If there's a lot of stuff to tell, in order to get perspective on what you want to talk about, I can see how that would use up a lot of the time.
> But now I feel I don't have much to talk about other than social stuff, and just having a sounding board for my new activities. Good Luck!
Sounds like you have done well in therapy. Are you moving towards termination, do you think?
> I am must say it is really nice to have you around here, to see how it is on the other side. Do you think you going through therapy is helping you be a better T? :)
Thanks, sweetie. I definitely think it helps me to be a better T (still in training). It's definitely a good thing to experience how draining it can be, and how I think about therapy between sessions and at odd times of the day. Because clients don't often talk about this stuff, so it's good to know it might be there.
Still, I have to be careful, though, that I don't "see" in someone else similar issues that I am struggling with. I have to be careful to avoid identifying too much with my clients' struggles, so that I can be sure I'm hearing their stuff and not projecting mine. Sometimes when mine seem very front-burner, that gets harder.
Thanks for asking.
gg
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