Posted by LG04 on December 23, 2004, at 20:37:41
In reply to Re: Would love to hear others' experiences.. » LG04, posted by Pfinstegg on December 22, 2004, at 20:30:52
Pfinstegg, i've technically finished with therapy but i still speak to my therapist twice a week and email her as needed. (usually several times a week). so basically we are in close touch. it's a very long termination process! and it's really giving me the ability to separate at my own pace and within my own time frame. mostly it's going very well and i am amazed that i actually moved across the world from her and am surviving, even functioning, quite well! i am more and more trusting that she isn't going anywhere (emotionally) and that is helping me to let go more of the dependency. i am extremely grateful for her in my life.
i am seeing a new therapist today who specializes in CBT for anxiety disorders. so we'll see how that goes. i'm anxious about it but am trying to put it into perspective as it's only one meeting and maybe i won't even like her and if i do, well that's a good thing. but i think it will make me miss my former therapist a lot and feel very weird/sad to me. we'll see. i am trying not to predict the future, b/c sometimes i create situations that way, and also lots of times things don't turn out as i expect. i'm trying to stay more in the moment and have a "wait and see" attitude rather than panic about something that might never happen.
whew. life is hard work!
keep us updated on your situation.
LG04
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