Posted by Dinah on October 3, 2009, at 15:11:07
In reply to I'm afraid of my parents dying, posted by Deneb on October 3, 2009, at 10:25:15
I think when one relationship in our life feels shaky, we tend to hold onto the others even tighter. It makes absolute sense to me that as you are upset by your pdoc/therapist cutting back to every other week, and feel abandoned and scared by that, that you would be scared and worry about abandonment by your parents.
There's no reason to think they'll die anytime soon, so maybe you can recognize that you're feeling a bit off balance right now, and holding onto what provides stability in your life. Your fears are based on what's going on with you, not what's going on with them.
It's all ok. It just helps to recognize the larger patterns, I find.
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