I hearby validate that you did something wonderful! Maybe we on PC can provide a little validation for you....

One of the most memorable things my T ever said to me was at our very first session, when he said, "only you know what you need to heal." That was very empowering to me, and has driven my will to look for and listen to my inner voice. And it immediately assigned T a role as follower rather than leader, which was also very empowering (he trusts me to do this?!). I think a corollary to what he said might be, "only you know when you have healed." If this is a triumph for you, rainbow, then you are the one who knows that best. Believe your own feelings on this. If you think you did wonderfully and this was a huge breakthrough, then it was!

I second what treehouse said--it is great to read that you are proud of yourself.