Oo I love the gym analogy since I'm into exercise. :-) Just got back from my morning aerobics class. :-)

I'm glad to hear people do it for a long time since I'm planning on it. And maybe it IS like the professional student sort of thing, but I'm okay with that. I bet there's always something left to learn. And if therapy's an addiction, it's definitely the healthiest one I know. :-)

It's true that I could change how I feel eventually (though I can't picture that), but right now I'm keeping it and not thinking about ending it. I'm happy that's not too unusual! :-) Every day I find that it's helping me -- I notice just in the things I say to people (simple answers to questions) that I'm learning to communicate better (my goal in therapy is to learn to be closer to people -- I have a very difficult time really connecting with someone in a relationship).

Anyway, thanks for all the responses!
Sidony