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Old Dec 28, 2015, 10:38 AM
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You know, I've followed this thread and I've seen a lot of good responses.

I was wondering if there was anything in this situation like what I've had my dad or my husband or even myself do which is, we realize we're in a part of town and we're like "Oh! Let's see the neighborhood where X lives." Like, we're in the area, let's check out the neighborhood. I've driven by old houses that I've lived in.

Admittedly this is different because there's an emotional thing with your T, but in a rambly convoluted way, I'm trying to see if mentally treating it like that would help the urge to go back. Like "Yeah, I was curious, I was in the area, I grabbed a looksie, I'm good."

I say that because sometimes when we give ourselves a firm "NO!" it makes the urge stronger. I don't think it's necessary to tell T. I don't think a single drive by is going to slip anyone down a slope. I'm just thinking if you can lessen the weight of the experience, it'll help? Like if you can reach a point of saying "Yeah, eh, I did it once. I don't think that was healthy for me. If I get the urge next time, I'll go drive by the office or think about my last session." Then maybe go do something fun and get your mind off it?
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