Congratulations on your progress!
Therapy progress can be frightening. It feels good to have some symptoms relieved, but then we wonder what will be expected of us next. The fear around that can make us want to pull away to a less frightening place.
It's okay to stay in one place for a while. Progress isn't constant or linear. I don't know why anyone thinks you have to do anything different at this point. You've made it to 'here' and you can enjoy that for now. Pressure to add to your wonderful progress takes away from your accomplishment.
Keep talking to your therapist so you can discover what is making you sad and fearful now. It is something about moving back to the dorm, and what that means to you, or what you think it means to others (what expectations they might have for you). It is a big step to move back to the dorm, but it might be feeling like a giant leap and that just because you moved back to the dorm you are now expected to be a certain way, or do things you aren't yet ready for.
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