Great question! Been there. Done that...A few times when I've been really overwhelmed and just could not stand to stay in the room a second longer. I almost feel like the room gets smaller and smaller until IT pushes ME out the door. And a couple of times if I dissociated and then got a little confused.
But T always sits there silently and lets me walk out. He never says anything or comes after me. Now that I think about it, there's usually a lot of silence preceding my flights, as well....
No, my T is not a rescuer. If I were drowning, he would not rescue me. But, I do believe that he would genuinely want to know what I was feeling while I was drowning and he would stay there and empathize and reflect.