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Originally Posted by sittingatwatersedge
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>> I feel that if I don't have some major issue to talk about in a session, I must be 'healed' and don't need my therapist anymore. Nothing could be further from the truth. This is a lesson that I am learning.
can you say some more about what you have learned here? This summer I am able to go weekly instead of 2-3 intervals, and I worry when I haven't had big events between sessions, if that makes sense.
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What I am learning is that just because I have a good week, does not mean that I have worked through all of my issues. It does not mean that I have completed my course in therapy. I am learning that therapy is something that has ups and downs.
Good sessions and not so good sessions. I have to be okay with the bad sessions and not want to give up on myself. I have to be okay with the good sessions and not jump to the conclusion that I am through.
I have to accept that therapy is a process. I have to look at my goals and see just where I am in the process. I can't stay in the gutter, nor can I stay on the mountain top. I think the good sessions come to give us a break. A much needed break!
I know that just beyond that good session, is another valley that I will have to go through. I must be able to look up at the mountain, and not look at where I am and allow myself to get stuck. I get stuck a lot of times.
Having good sessions gives me hope that there is an end in sight. It may take me a lot longer than I anticipated, but that's okay. I have to tell myself that it is okay. That is hard for a person who wants things fixed now!