Trigger for those who don't like to think about ending therapy.

I've decided to stop therapy. Its not a big rupture or anything horrible...in fact it feels like me and t are friends, which might be part of the trouble. Its just that I'm tired of spinning my wheels and banging my head against this same brick wall over and over again. I don't think my T. can get me past this. We cycle over and over and it always comes back to this and I can't seem to get past it. So to make a long story short...

I have a decision to make. My last session with T. was like two friends shooting the breeze... he was happy, I was happy... I like that as my last memory. I could go to my next session and tell him in person but then I risk tainting my final memory of T because he will not be happy. When I mentioned terminating he gave a long lecture that termination was something that we both should agree on and is a process... or I could just call and leave a voice mail thanking him for everything and telling him that I'm done with therapy and cancel my standing appointment.

For those who have voluntarily left a t. (not necessarily on bad terms), what do you suggest? what was your experience?