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Old Apr 17, 2015, 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by JaneTennison1 View Post
My T said something to me that did help, she said "I'm not planning to go anywhere but if I did you would survive" and I thought yeah actually I would survive. Out of everything I've been through, this wouldn't kill me. Shortly thereafter I made the decision to trust her and really be present in our sessions. Letting go of everything we have tightly wound up is hard, but if you trust her to be there for you then you trust her.
Thank you for this. My long term T has said "I can't be replaced as a person, but my role I play in your life CAN be." That was oddly helpful. He's in his 70's and we need the THINGS JUST GOT REAL about age talk.
Thanks for this!
LonesomeTonight, nervous puppy