Posted by gardenergirl on February 27, 2007, at 17:48:37
In reply to hard session.. bad news.. (long), posted by wishingstar on February 27, 2007, at 17:15:11
It does feel bad. I had the same thing happen to me, and though I understood the situation, it still felt lousy. When I asked to increase to twice a week, my T agreed that it could be quite helpful, though he cautioned that he might not always have the time in his schedule down the road to do it. But at the time, and for several months it worked out well.
When he told me that the center had gotten much busier, which was not unexpected given that a new semester had just started, he said we had to go back to once a week. He made sure to tell me that it was not a clinical decision, or a personal (about me) one, but an administrative one. I understood, but I was still taken aback, scared, and upset. And I felt rejected. It's confusing to hold both those views--"I understand" and "It's not fair, this sucks!" at the same time. The "I understand" side tends to judge the "It's not fair" side. I can be my own worst enemy in that respect.
So at any rate, I'm sorry this happened to you. It sucks. If it helps at all, my therapy has continued to be helpful for me, even at once a week or sometimes even less lately. But the transition was a little odd and took a few sessions to figure out.
((((wishingstar))))
namaste
gg
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