I think you're right, Wepow. I mean, my T told me that DBT isn't meant to be a life-long therapy, and that at some point I will be done seeing her regularly. But she also said that after that, if I have things that come up that I need her help with, she will be there and I can come in and we'll "see what we can do".

It occurred to me this week that, even at some future time when I'm not seeing T regularly, I can probably still email/call/text her when I need to. It's my black and white thinking coming into play, thinking that I have to have all the T I have now or none of T at all. I suspect the reality is somewhere in between: I can have as much of T as I need, when I need it, but not more.