Yay I'm so glad the email worked out. (I knew it would
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I just love this:
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Originally Posted by Yearning0723
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We also talked about emotions, and how sometimes I jump too quickly into coping skills instead of really feeling those emotions and letting them dissipate on their own - coping skills should be a last resort, not a first resort to use at the first sign of a negative feeling. We will probably start doing that work soon - getting comfortable with emotions instead of jumping straight into distraction/grounding tools/mindfulness, etc. since those things aren't really what I need right now.
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I've always been kind of suspicious of that kind of thing in therapy anyway. I often felt like when therapists said that I should meditate as a way of controlling my emotions that they were trying to suppress them. I don't respond well to that kind of thing (grrrr).
As far as emailing old T that's up to you. But I know if I emailed my last T that would make me crazy. But I got kind of obsessed with her towards the end. And I think the obsession triggered something for her, so I wouldn't want to cause her grief. Just do whatever is healthiest for you Yearnings. I know you'll get it figured out.
Oh and I agree with you T, I think you really are very self aware.