Posted by obsidian on June 8, 2010, at 21:19:13
In reply to When is it too much therapy?, posted by Verloren on June 7, 2010, at 22:07:27
> I see my T twice a week now. When I started it was only once a week and I asked to go up to twice. Lately, I'm thinking 3 times a week would be great (although expensive).
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> The thing is, I went to twice so that one session could focus on the current events and day-to-day and the other session would be using the art therapy and discussing how the past may or may not relate to the current.
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> But lately, I'm feeling completely overwhelmed by the current events. I'm having 3 major life-changing events: returned to school, new position at work, and moving into a bigger place because my grandmother is moving in with me so I can take care of her. Not to mention the regular stuff too.
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> I feel like we never get to the past and discussions about my childhood, because of everything going on right now.
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> I'm wondering what the best solution is, so I'm asking my babbler friends.
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> Do I ask for more sessions, go up to 3?
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> Do I try to find some alternative therapy solution?
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> Do I just grin and bear it?
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> Obviously, I'm a bit biased toward more sessions. I wonder if it's also a mixed matter of me wanting to see her more? Also, I'm not certain she'd agree to more. So what should I do if I'm rejected?
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> -VerlorenI don't know...can you go up to three?
I wish I could go to two. Will you talk with your T about it? and about how you're not sure about what you should do?
I usually see my pdoc once every 2 weeks, but I've see him a couple of times two weeks in a row when he thought I needed it
I got some extra sessions for a while, twice a week, alternating with once a week, but I don't think I'm going to get that back.
I think that sometimes I can manage to use art, writing, whatever to deal with some stuff between and share it.
I think I should do some type of therapy once a day :-)
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