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Posted by llrrrpp on August 4, 2006, at 17:08:58
lately, i feel as if im not getting that much out of therapy. im getting more out of life. i feel good. im getting work done. i dont want to harm myself. its okay. and im not sure that t and i have gotten much done in the last 2 sessions. maybe i dont need t anymore. i think i can solve my own problems.
hmm. how to bring this up. umm, t? do we have to do this anymore? i can think of other ways to spend my precious one hour weekly. like... napping?
-ll
Posted by canadagirl on August 4, 2006, at 19:12:03
In reply to do i really need therapy anymore?, posted by llrrrpp on August 4, 2006, at 17:08:58
That must be a great feeling, to know you have accomplished something valuable in therapy and feel better. I am so happy for you!!! I'd just tell him, I guess, that you're feeling OK and want to try it on your own for now, but to leave the door open in case you feel the need to come back. There's no harm in trying it, right?
Posted by ElaineM on August 4, 2006, at 19:22:50
In reply to Re: do i really need therapy anymore?, posted by canadagirl on August 4, 2006, at 19:12:03
LL: It's good news to hear how well you're doing. And I think it's such a good sign to feel that you'll be able to move on (I don't know if I could ever make that decision). Do you think that you'd be able to weather a down-turn, or bump in the road, all on your own already? Sorry, I'm not trying to sound discouraging -- I just want you to always have support available.
What about tapering off ;-) Once every two or three weeks?
Just wondering. You'll know yourself best of all.
EL
Posted by LadyBug on August 5, 2006, at 1:39:05
In reply to do i really need therapy anymore?, posted by llrrrpp on August 4, 2006, at 17:08:58
My T tells me you just "know" when your done and it sounds as if you "know" you are done. Talk it over and make a plan. Nothing is set in stone, just play with the idea for a bit and see how it goes. I wish I could say I'm done but I'm too attached to leave.
Posted by Dinah on August 5, 2006, at 8:36:48
In reply to do i really need therapy anymore?, posted by llrrrpp on August 4, 2006, at 17:08:58
I've seen how much better you're doing. :)
If you think you can get through fine without therapy, maybe it's time to test it out. Therapists rarely close their door to former clients anymore so if you decide you ever need a tuneup you know you can always go back once or twice or however often you need to.
I always sort of guess that deciding what you can do with te time or money that would be more satisfying to you is an excellent indicator for not needing therapy any more.
Posted by llrrrpp on August 5, 2006, at 17:20:32
In reply to Re: do i really need therapy anymore? » llrrrpp, posted by Dinah on August 5, 2006, at 8:36:48
Thank you all for your kind support,
I have already been tapering off, so to speak. I was seeing T once a week for about 12 weeks straight, and then I had 3 weeks off, and then 2 weeks off, and now another 2 weeks off, because Ive been out of town.I guess Im not sure. the thing is, that this summer i feel great. but i have also been out of town a LOT and i worry that when i get back, and when im back in the daily grind, that I wont quite know how to hold onto the feeling.
I also worry that all the good feelings i have are only because of my psychopharmacological interventions, and not because ive actually DEALT with anything in my life, like my fathers near death and chronic illnesses, my feelings of being abandoned by mom, and wondering whether i have chosen the right career path, the verbal abuse and psychological torture at the hands of my brother, and the list goes on and on... I guess i better figure out whether this stuff can actually be dealt with, or perhaps how to avoid such stuff in the future. I dunno.
I saw a movie about the last 12 day of hitlers 3. Reich today. it was pretty intense. i didnt really feel it. it didnt disturb me nearly as much as it should have. am i back to suppressing all feelings of grief and sympathy? i mean, why cant there be a happy medium, where i am neither triggered nor completely numb about such matters?
i guess my uncertainty is a sign that i should discuss this further with T. I guess my only concern is that when im no longer deemed a threat to myself, i will be cut off from therapy anyways. (insurance policy?) and so, why not figure out sooner rather than later whether i can make it on my own. i have an everlasting prescription for the mind altering substances, so-- that's something, right?
well, im kinda mixed up today. better run. sorry for the crappy punctuation. the keyboard in germany is all crazy!!
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Deine,
ll
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