Termination is hard to work with but it's a part of therapy like all the other hard things? I helped myself toward the end by reminding myself when I got too anxious and sad that it wasn't happening "yet" that I still had this session, this week, this month, etc. Maybe have a conversation and get some idea of what time frame he's talking about? It was better for me when I had a clue when rather than just have it hanging over my head like it could be any moment. My T gave me almost a year and a half's notice and we kind of went at the decision together, she gave me her thoughts and listened to mine, etc. She retired. But from then on I worked at it, chipped away at the fears and pain, etc. and it worked fine. I was still very sad since I enjoyed therapy and got a lot out of it (and had been going 9 years) but I also knew I had good skills and resources now and could continue on my own.
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