Posted by raisinb on May 20, 2008, at 8:49:05
In reply to Went to end therapy but he talked me out of-long, posted by rskontos on May 19, 2008, at 16:04:30
RSK, that all sounds wonderful. Many therapists wouldn't fight so strongly or say that they cared about your treatment.
As for whether or not you are making up the sleepiness, I don't know. I am suspicious about therapists who make such things all the patient's issue--however much you might be scared of therapy, you probably are picking up something. There are *two* people in the room, and both people's perceptions are valid, even if they don't agree. It's difficult to do, but I think it would be wonderful to admit how scared you are to be vulnerable in therapy, while at the same time holding firm in trusting your own perceptions. (That is, unless you really think you could have been mistaken.)
It all sounds so positive. He is there and will fight for your treatment. As to whether you want to continue, that is up to you, sometimes it just isn't the right thing in the life of the individual.
I think it was very brave of you to go back and to confront all these things in the session with him. Wow!
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