Now that it is morning and I am not feeling so terribly alone and needy (go figure!)......I am able to remember a conversation I had with my therapist. I expressed my hope that he doesn't take too much work home with him, in as much as I hope he doesn't spend too much time thinking about me or his clients at home. I think he had said something about "holding me in his thoughts" at some stage over a weekend...........

He told me of course he does think about me and others, but that I needn't have concern because he is sure he is very balanced in this respect. He reminded me to think about my own experience with my previous clients and how I managed that, and that it was probably similar. (Not quite, as I was not a therapist, but yeah!)

I found it interesting, Ididitmyway, that you interpreted my expression about impact to mean "obsession". I am glad that I am far from obsessed, and would think most clients are not. For myself only I can say the impact relates to how the relationship(even calling it a relationship is progress for me) has helped me begin to make profound changes within myself, and therefore without also. I wonder why you saw it as obsession? I can imagine an obsessed client would pose a huge burden to therapists.......

I think I will talk with my therapist at some stage next year about the impact he has had on me, when I can formulate it in my own head......because I think quite possibly it will also help me to see just how far I have come.......possibly?