Wow, thanks for sharing! It's so good to hear that you gradually overcame (or outgrew?) your attachment and managed to end therapy in such a good way. It was brave of you to go back after the first time.
I'm in the cutting back stage now - I'm currently going once a month. It's fine so far, but I would like to stay at this phase and never actually end completely. My T is fine with that plan. But we probably both know that *one day* I might change my mind.