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Originally Posted by mostlylurking
There is a self-hating "inner critic" that sometimes goes into action the moment I leave, criticizing me viciously for whatever it was I talked about, and that makes me afraid of leaving sometimes. My T also told me that separation anxiety exists in adults and particularly if they have suffered past traumas. It is embarrassing to cry for no other reason than that the session is coming to an end, but that happens to me often. I usually feel a lot more normal and adult once I get into my car.
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Thank you for sharing this, I feel less alone. Sometimes tears start leaking down my face just because the session is ending, and I'm going back to my life where no one cares.
I tend to turn around at the door to wish her "take care and have a good weekend."
I usually use the walk back to the waiting room (where the clinic payment counter is) to compose myself and switch back to fully adult mode.