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Old Feb 21, 2016, 07:39 PM
awkwardlyyours awkwardlyyours is offline
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Other. I wouldn't say I'm addicted to therapy but I feel like I'm mid-stream or on the verge of sorting out some major internal shifts and so, if I were to quit therapy now, it'll be a setback of sorts.

For the therapist as well -- ideally, now that I know how therapy works, I'd choose someone who was somewhat of a better fit for me. But, I'm 9 months in and honestly, way too lazy to start all over again with someone else unless my therapist did something egregiously wrong. So, I guess if anything I'm addicted to laziness?

I also chose my therapist in part using a complex calculation of which parts of my (demographic) identities were sort of similar to hers (and equally importantly, which were not). Given where I live, there are literally just a handful of options to fit that criteria -- I could give up on some of those criteria but right now I don't want the added mental burden of dealing with the discomfort around that if I were to pick someone else. So, I don't know if I'm addicted to my specific therapist either as opposed to my own comfort around the idea of what boxes a therapist should check.
Thanks for this!
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