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Old May 02, 2013, 03:26 AM
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Originally Posted by HealingTimes View Post
Oh tiny, you have just described me/my childhood to a tee. This is what my T is always saying to me. I can SEE it, i can see it makes sense, but i just cant apply it to myself...that probably sounds so stupid.

I am going to give myself next week off. I will do the decent thing, and call her instead of text her (no crossed wires then), and tell her that its just because i need to give myself time, but that i WILL be back.

I just desperately wish that i could close the lid on all of this emotional stuff, and forget it all.
It doesn't sound stupid! Applying it to ourselves means facing the fact it happened and that's hard.

I was struck by the fact that you said you want to take a week off so you learn to rely on yourself and not your T. If you were at a different point in your therapy I might say different but I'm not at all convinced you should take a week off. Is this really what you want - or what you think you should want?

Does taking a week off mean the stuff goes away, or will it leave you alone with the stuff? I am just asking these questions to ensure you think about what you want, everyone is different but I know if I took a week off in this situation I would simply be sabotaging myself.
Thanks for this!
HealingTimes