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Old Oct 06, 2011, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by lost in termination View Post
So familiar.

I did something similar once. I was terminated by a T, I cared deeply about. Somehow, I blamed myself for the termination. A friend of mine needed a T so I referred her to him. ( Still cared for him, wanted him to see me favorably, wanted to stay connected, put others before myself... the list goes on and ON.)

A few months later, I saw this friend at a party and she referred to him as "a God". I left the party, sat in my car and cried and cried. AND CRIED. I kept asking myself the same question over (and over) again, "What have I done here?"

I harmed myself. Unconsciously, I probably wanted her therapy to fail too so I wouldn't feel so isolated...ALONE by the termination. But it didn't...he didn't terminate her. Instead, it wreaked havoc on my life by reinforcing all these negative thoughts and feelings I had, about me.

I realize you are still seeing your T. Please talk to her about your concerns. Be curious about your own feelings surrounding your desire to help your friend and your feelings now. Most importantly, put YOURSELF first.....You deserve it!
Thank you so much for sharing this story with me. I'm sorry for the pain you experienced. I will take your advice and explore this with my T. Thank you.

I spoke to my friend about my concerns. I didn't know I had it in me to do that, but I did and it was a successful conversation. I don't know what will happen on Tues when I see my T, but this thread is helping me to sort it all out.
Thanks for this!
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