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Old Jan 25, 2016, 11:08 AM
Anonymous37777
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I totally get the pain of not wanting to leave, but it isn't something I've experienced in my own therapy. In fact, I'm a clock watcher and I am the one who indicates that it's time to stop--I do this by saying, "Okay, time for me to leave." I stand up and exit. It isn't an angry leaving, but it is abrupt and I know it's me attempting to maintain total control of the entire process. I usually leave anywhere from fifteen to ten minutes before the session is "done". My inability to totally engage in therapy by relaxing and allowing the time to flow to its completion is something that is painful for me--meaning me actually staying and letting my "time be up," whether my therapist indicates time is up or I do. In a sense, I'm racing to leave so I can be in charge of my leaving (dismissive attachment LOL). Even though I recognize this in myself, I can't seem to relax enough to just let things flow naturally. But I'm working on it.
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