Posted by ElaineM on August 17, 2006, at 22:41:40
In reply to Re: i miss my T » sunnydays, posted by Dinah on August 17, 2006, at 22:07:30
>>>Knowing I can't is probably what makes me feel like I need to.
Dinah, I think that's so true. That's how I've been like with LadyDoctor. Throughout the year I could go a month sometimes inbetween appointments. As the year was ending, it was every other week. Now that I can't see her ever again I think about her (and miss) her all the time. Sometimes I even get confused about missing her and missing my T -- like, which one the feelings really are for.
Anyways, sunny, I found it very jarring when I went up to two times a week. Then I went to three. Are the two of you working up to have even more sessions? It's supposed to make it easier to attach and maintain constancy -- so I've been told :-)
Wow, I can't believe you've stayed away at school for so much of your life. Have you always been away from family and home, or was it the same city, or at least near by? No wonder you don't like change -- it must've seemed to always be a given.
I find it hard to move too when I'm sinking in a depression -- I just barely crawled out of one. So, I don't have any great advice about how to motvate yourself that way. Usually I just delve into a DVD boxset or something -- at least I'm not stuck in my own head then 24/7, sometimes I can even get distracted for a little while. Self-soothing is something that flies over my head. I just cannot do it. It was always our "homework" in ED treatment. Blah. I don't know what would be self-soothing -- maybe reading over your T's note counts. It think it does.
Does the weekend ever make a difference to your mood?
(((sunny)))
EL
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