(((Behindthecouch)))

I would like to think that no session is totally useless...but I have experienced the somewhat awkward back-from-vacation-session.

For me, I had spent time during the vacation working on being more independent, and probably subconsciously preparing myself for the possibility that T might not come back.

T did come back, and I spent most of the session trying to prove to him how well I did. Which at the time seemed pretty useless. That strong connection that we had before didn't seem to quite be there. To be fair to myself, T was not totally back from his vacation mentally, so I think it was an adjustment for both of us to be in the room again.

The important thing is that I went, and T and I were able to get back into the routine of therapy together. So, I don't know if it was useless in the long-run, but at the time it did seem rather anti-climactic.