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Originally Posted by Duckling000
Thanks so much everyone. I emailed him saying I wanted to take a break and that I didn't trust myself not to lose my temper.
He replied saying he understands that I'm very angry, and that it's really important to keep seeing each other, it's the most important work we've done so far...
Elio and Yellowbuggy, I'm tempted to think, like you, that maybe I should just use the next session to get in touch with the anger and not feel guilty like I normally would.
But all your responses make me feel very validated in feeling angry - thank you so much.
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I like his email response to you, encouraging you to go back. If you ended now it would surely be a painful ending, and the pain from painful endings can stay with us for a long time and destructive. Maybe expressing anger to him about his words can help you to express anger about what happened. And discussing why it's not a question of agency might be helpful too. If you want to end it, it might be helpful in the long term if you at least have a few more sessions with him.