Posted by antigua3 on February 12, 2012, at 20:41:20
In reply to Thinking about.........termination......., posted by Twinleaf on December 29, 2011, at 23:48:19
Twinleaf,
i wanted to just write and let you know hard and wonderful it is to go through termination. I terminated with my T in the best wonderful possible, knowing that it was time and that i could still call her, and now with my psychiatrist. It's time and i think things are are good as they are going to get, which is pretty good.What I want to say is that look into your soul and check to see if you are doing this because it's the right thing, or if you are running. I only say this because many times my supposed termination is more about running from the tough things I needed to face now that I had the relationship with my psychiatrist that took so very long to achieve.
Now that we have that relationship, I think it's time to terminate, and I am doing it slowly, knowing that i am dealing with the whole aspect of termination and what that means to someone who was abandoned repeatedly. But as we edge toward termination, I discover that the strength of our relationship is allowing a freedom of spirit to come out that wouldn't have been possible before, and that takes me places never thought possible.
In any case, sounds like you are in a great place. My only advice (and you didn't ask for it) is to take the termination as seriously as you have taken your therapy. Know what the ground rules will be so that you are armed, prepared and ready.
All my best,
antigua
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