Posted by onceupon on September 22, 2008, at 12:59:38
In reply to Partners' feelings about your LT therapy?, posted by lucie lu on September 19, 2008, at 19:35:24
My husband hasn't commented directly on the duration of my therapy, but he has wondered aloud many times whether I'll ever be done (as I mentioned above).
My husband has not met my current therapist, but had met one of my previous therapists. I hated the experience and felt like I was being ganged up on by both of them. But then again, I was terribly depressed at the time and not thinking too clearly.
I think therapy has influenced my relationship positively and negatively (from my husband's standpoint). I'm much less depressed (good), but much more aware of the problems in our relationship (bad). I confide more in my therapist than I do in my husband, but I think that's more because my relationship with my husband has been on the decline for some time.
I'm curious about those who have posted about therapy contributing positively to their physical relationships with their spouses. I know my husband wishes fervently that therapy would "fix" whatever issue it is I have around physical intimacy. Alas, it has not.
> Since JayJ opened a similar thread, I really wanted to get some feedback on a related issue - how do your partners feel about your long-term therapy? LT therapy can be really hard for partners, especially when the T is the same gender as the partner. Has your partner met your T? What are the issues that have come up between you - jealousy? cost? Has your partner asked you to limit or stop your therapy? How has therapy affected your relationship? This is very difficult and painful problem for me.
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