Posted by ladybugsmom on April 12, 2008, at 11:37:00
In reply to having a tough time with office move, posted by raisinb on April 12, 2008, at 7:59:32
I am getting ready to go thru the very same thing for the 2nd time with my T. It is very unsettling. My T is very understanding about it. Change is hard. Especicially when it is being done to us and we do not have a say in it. When he moved offices the first time I really paniced and there were some tears. And he said something that really helped and has stuck with me. "It's not the place that made the therapy safe, it's the person." So, when he told me about a week ago that he was moving his office again and remembered how hard the last move was and wanted to give me plenty of time to prepare myself I have made this my mantra--its not the room, its the person, its not the room, its the person. I have been telling myself that over and over again. And it helps. It also helps that my T takes his personal furnishings and pictures because I use a picture of his as my safe place so that will be in his new office. So I do empathise with you. It is natural to panic because it effects your life as well. But it will work out. Just remember...its the person who is safe...not the room.
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