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Re: spending a fortune on therapy » Tabitha

Posted by Dinah on December 19, 2002, at 12:38:15

In reply to spending a fortune on therapy, posted by Tabitha on December 19, 2002, at 3:03:07

I really know how you feel. Since my second to last meltdown, I've had regular twice a week sessions. (When Mr. Stability isn't going out of town for his other job.) That's not only $110 twice a week, but it's also 2 1/2 hours of my very limited time twice a week. Since a lot of my stress is job related, my time might be better spent doing my work then instead of at night.

So I was all ready to talk to him about paring it down to once a week when I realized that the reason I'm doing better is *because* I'm seeing him twice a week. No matter how I feel, I seem better able to avoid a meltdown because I know I'll be able to talk it over with him in a couple of days, while a week sometimes seems endless to my immature self. That promise of safety and release twice a week seems to be settling for me.

Plus, for the first time in the almost eight years I've been going to him, I think we're making real progress in my becoming aware of my feelings with the goal of becoming more integrated. Once a week seems to lose the momentum a lot.

Down side is that I'm not at all sure it's safe to be so dependent on him.

So I don't know. I may try trimming to once a week and seeing if crises start to develop.

Have you talked this through with your therapist? (ironic question, isn't it?)

 

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