Posted by nolegirl23 on May 1, 2007, at 19:07:18
In reply to Re: How do you know?, posted by Honore on May 1, 2007, at 18:40:12
I recently made that decision myself. After two years of therapy (once to twice a week) plus a 30 day psychiatric hospitalization, I finally felt like I would be okay without my therapist.
As somebody stated before, it's just something that you kind of know. My decision was partially based on the fact that it got to the point where my therapist was basically telling me the same things every week in terms of ways to deal with my issues. Once I finally applied the things she was telling me into my life, and once I began to see that she did know what she was talking about, my life got better.
It was hard to tell my therapist, I think that was the most difficult thing for me to do. I was afraid to hurt her feelings; I felt as if I would make her angry or upset if I stopped. Ironically enough, that is one of the issues that she was helping me work through; my fear of how others reacted to my actions.
It's only been a week, I've had a couple of bouts of severe depression and once almost relapsed (I have an eating disorder), but like I said, it's all about applying the information that they give you and utilizing it in your real life.
Good luck, and I hope you make the right decision.
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