Posted by Veracity on March 23, 2006, at 16:55:02
In reply to Re: Therapy Termination Question, posted by Rigby on March 23, 2006, at 9:58:04
Hey, thanks y'all for the kind words of support. While the end of my therapy weighs heavily on my mind, I can see myself starting to come to a place of acceptance. I still feel very discumbobulated and a bit shell-shocked at the suddenness of it all but I'm beginning to see things more clearly.
I think it's understandable that I feel sad and I'm going to let myself grieve the loss of this (very important!) relationship. It is, indeed, bittersweet. As much as I do want to call my therapist back and begin sessions again, I'm really going to try to forge ahead on my own and simply honor my feelings as I experience them. I figure there's ALWAYS a reason to be in therapy, but the goal of therapy (IMO) should be to learn to live in good health without it - to become your own voice-of-reason and to seek out support in friends and family. I have amassed some considerable coping skills over the past four years and now's the time to see if I can do it on my own.
So, I'm going to try a couple weeks on my own. If after that I still feel really lost or too sad, I'll call her or I'll maybe just seek out a new therapist just for one or two sessions to talk through my feelings.
But I figure I've got to give termination a chance, right?
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