Posted by Dinah on March 19, 2009, at 15:31:34
In reply to Re: I'm a little afraid to post this » Dinah, posted by SLS on March 19, 2009, at 8:49:35
> It must be a welcome realization that you are stronger than you had given yourself credit for being. It is interesting that this discovery was more serendipitous than deliberated. Perhaps your therapist has been delinquent in his reevaluating your case with regard to session frequency. It might be time to experiment.
It's funny you should put it that way. While I have a hard time describing how I've been feeling lately, a feeling of self efficacy is clearly a large part of it. I think it's really helped, oddly enough, for me to do some of the home repairs and also the stained glass. I've always been a bit passive about those things, and reluctant to do anything that might mess things up. In taking those chances and not screwing things up too badly, I might be feeling more capable overall. Although some feelings of helplessness may be creeping in with soldering. :)
Or maybe it's purely chemical.
My poor therapist can't be blamed for not evaluating my case for session frequency. He's learned the hard way that nothing makes me more frantic and clingy than suggesting that I might be able to see him less. Even now he acknowledges that talking with me about this is very difficult for him, because he feels like any support he gives me towards independence will backfire. And he's likely right.
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