Posted by SLS on April 17, 2009, at 20:32:23
In reply to Re: Too much pain **Trigger** » SLS, posted by TherapyGirl on April 17, 2009, at 19:55:32
What a bad time to lose such an important component of your life. Having to end a 24 year relationship with a therapist would be incomprehensible to me. How do you comprehend the incomprehensible? Your loss must feel more visceral than intellectual. I would be sick to my stomach. How can you fill such a hole in your life? Of course it will seem that no one else could possibly do that. If you are looking for a therapist that can fill that exact hole, you won't find one. What you might find is someone who can help you fill it in for yourself.
Perhaps you need to be without a therapist for a little while to see where you are at cognitively and emotionally. You can keep a journal describing your thoughts and feelings on a daily basis. You might better evaluate your needs this way, so that when you do see someone new, you will know which issues need attention. I don't know. It does sound rather simplistic.
I can conceive of many different healthy paths that you can travel, all of which will depend on your willingness to make decisions. My obstacle to being able to give advice tailored to your psyche is that I really don't know anything about it. Your current therapist probably does, though. I would really like to impress upon you the urgency with which you need to come up with a plan to move forward and towards a healthier you.
Some people here at PB try to help others by looking for the perfect drug treatment to suggest where appropriate. I am looking for the perfect words to help you deal with a crisis. I am afraid that I have none.
- Scott
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