Hi All,
I am sorry I haven't posted much here lately. I thought I had my therapy sessions under control, so I have been spending my time on the bipolar boards. I guess I am back to therapy needs.
When I checked my email today my therapist had sent one saying that she is leaving immediately because her husband has a new job in another state. My last appointment is on Monday. She wanted to notify me before our session on Monday so that I would have time to process.
I know these things happen, but I am trying to figure out how to process the news. I have been with this therapist for 1.5 years. In the beginning I had promised myself that I would never get close to my therapist, but of course this happened. I don't need to explain why, because most of you know how this happens. The thing that sucks is that I have to face that this is a job for her while, for me, it is a major part of my mental healthiness. Knowing and seeing my therapist has been my reason for feeling so normal for the past few months. Yes, the meds have worked, but I would have never continued to take them without my therapist's support.
So where to go from here? Do I find a new therapist? My pdoc always checks to make sure that I am seeing a therapist-a part of a treatment that she feels that is important. Do I give it up? I really don't like this part of the relationship where the truth glares-it's not really a relationship, it's just a job.
Also, I don't know if I have the energy to start over from the beginning, telling my painful stories again. Thoughts?
Bluemountains