Posted by twinleaf on May 27, 2007, at 10:52:07
In reply to afraid T will go away (long), posted by sunnydays on May 27, 2007, at 10:02:23
Two things jump out at me from reading your post- especially after having read you other ones, above, and understanding what a great relationship you have with him in your real-time therapy. The first is that it's a repetition of your childhood fears of abandonment, which you've said were very painful and real in the family you grew up in. The second is: he's a uni T, I think, and so, is it true that you can't see him on a regular basis after a year or so?Is he anywhere near retirement? (probably not, if he still wears shorts!)I know he said you could call him, but it's not the same as having regular times to see him in person. Can you, maybe, go on to grad school where you are, and keep the therapy relationship going that way?
It's so wonderful to find a great therapist, and it sounds like you are in the middle of doing a lot of really good work with him. Termination, even a year from now, sounds like it's too soon.
The only solution I have ever found to any of these problems is just to talk about them, fully, and over and over, with your therapist. Since you've got a terrific one, I feel confident that that will help.
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