Posted by Tabitha on July 31, 2012, at 1:17:09
In reply to Re: Wanting to terminate, again » Tabitha, posted by Dinah on July 30, 2012, at 11:14:27
Apologies if I end up double-posting, but I replied to this and it got lost. Trying again...
> Would she let you have a month off?I had the idea to taper off with larger and larger intervals between appointments. Her idea was quite different-- she said termination was usually at least three months of weekly sessions. I can't imaging spending 12 sessions on termination.
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> Do you feel the need to call her between sessions when things are really bad? I find that very telling with my therapist. Calling his is no longer something that occurs to me, or if it does, I shrug and ask myself what he could do anyway. Then take a Risperdal.Dinah I've noticed the same thing and I do find it telling. After my diagnosis, which is the hardest thing that's hit me in years, I didn't have the urge to call her. I called a friend and then over the weekend called a nurse line to get a short-term ativan Rx. In the subsequent weeks I had the same thinking when I was in distress-- I knew she couldn't do much if anything for me, so it was better to wait it out, distract myself, or take half a xanax. Now I'm barely using the xanax and still having no desire to call her.
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