I agree that this is a great thread! It's inspiring to see how others are doing, and all the positives! I guess the biggest positive for me is that I am managing without therapy, and that I am becoming independent. I've accepted what my T can give me, and what she can't. That realization has come with a lot of pain and grief, but I think I'm getting there! I'm learning to have other close relationships so that I do not have to depend on my T. I don't want to replace my T with another T to obsess about, so to the extent that I'm not doing that, is progress.

Other positives in my therapy were the ability to maintain eye contact with my T and tell her directly what I needed to during my sessions. I used to waste most of my session trying to get through "my agenda" that I wrote down, but I never really connected with her. She commented on the change when I started being "present" in the sessions. It was much more scary, but so much more productive. It's what therapy is supposed to be.

I've got more to write, but I have an appointment, so I have to go.