Posted by daisym on August 13, 2005, at 18:35:05
In reply to feeling close to your therapist when they are away, posted by rubenstein on August 13, 2005, at 17:29:40
I know this feeling well -- I'm sorry that you are experiencing it!!
There are a variety of techniques. Do you have a picture or message you can look at or listen to? You can call their answering machine, but the "I'm away" message might be upsetting.
One of my favorite things is to write about some of the things you like most about your therapist or a couple of your best moments in therapy. This tends to invoke those warm fuzzy feelings. But, it can make you miss them.
Distraction is the best thing for the missing them moments. Keep busy with stuff you like.
I had such a tough time the last time my therapist left. We talked about it and I told him I tried hard to distract myself from the missing him feelings. He said maybe I should have let myself feel those feelings, and to allow that I was sad about him being gone and this was OK. Perhaps fighting them off made them worse...but who knows?
Posting helps me...
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