I left about 15 minutes into a session where I didn't feel like there was anything he could say or do that would be helpful. I said that I wanted to go. He asked if I wanted to stay and be in silence. I said no, that I could be silent at home by myself. He said, "okay." I was calm about it, not angry or distressed, and I walked out.

He didn't act surprised to see me at my next session. I talked about how helpful it was for me to just walk out, when that was impossible in some other areas of my life. In some ways, you could say it was a waste of money, that I didn't stay for all the minutes of my session. But I don't feel that way. I probably leave 5 or so minutes early on a regular basis, every month or so. I find if I'm digging into something deep, I'm often exhausted after about 40 minutes.