Posted by pinkeye on March 1, 2005, at 15:23:19
In reply to Re: Needing comfort » Aphrodite, posted by Shortelise on March 1, 2005, at 15:10:48
You don't have to get out of therapy ever - if it helps you, why don't you just keep it for a lifetime? That is what I am planning to do myself - maybe go for a session once in a month or so or even once in two weeks if you feel that is what you need for yourself.
You don't have to be ashamed of needing therapy for a lifetime - after all, it is just a heart to heart talk which if we were living in a more interwined society, we would have got from others. Now because of all this loneliness that we put all of us in - in the name of individualism - some of us are praying a price.
IT is a very basic human need to connect so deeply to another human being, and thankfully there is now a way of getting that need fully met by paying some amount to a professional. Feel free to depend on therapy as much as you need - and don't ever be ashamed of that.
And suicide is not an option. I believe you can create a meaningful life with some effort, and as long as you feel even a moment of happiness in your days, you should give yourself the chance to live - who knows, maybe one year down the line, there might be a miracle and you might feel completely fine. Trust in that and take care of yourself now.
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