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Old Feb 16, 2012, 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Towanda View Post
I was at the verge of ending therapy, feeling like I was stuck, nothing moving, nothing new from T, then decided to write a totally honest "let it all hang out" letter about our "therapeutic relationship" and all h*ll broke loose. I wont go into all the details except to say that some memories from my past surfaced that had never come up before. We've done some pretty intense work in the last six weeks, and I've now been able to move my focal point from therapy/T to my life/myself where it belongs. More progress has been made in the last six weeks since that letter than in the last six months.

So I guess what I'm trying to say is that sometimes wanting to end therapy may be a subconscious desire to avoid something painful. I could be wrong though - I'm just saying that's how it was with me.
Interesting, because I feel like I have moved from THE RELATIONSHIP to covering things in my own life so much that now...it's just about my life...the day in and day out..... I come in, and talk about the progress I've made with this T and then leave, and make more progress. Which is fine, but it feels more like updating a friend than doing anything particularly therapeutic...or that anything very vital is happening within the fifty minutes.... That's why I feel like I'm hanging out or hanging around...or hanging out with my T.

Thanks for sharing about your "let it hang out" letter....

I don't know if this can change....