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Originally Posted by Spangle
This is just a thought & please dismiss it if I’m not on your wave length. It sounds to me like you may have outgrown your t. If you’ve been with her for 15 years, maybe a new & different perspective might be exactly what you need. Maybe a break from current t for say 6 months, see a new & different t & then re-evaluate. A new approach may be just what you need to help your direction.  |
I was thinking this, too. I'd been seeing T1 for 6 years and started feeling like I'd gotten as far as I could with her (plus we've had some conflicts). I started with a new T about 6 weeks ago, and he's been really helpful. First session was kinda scary, and the first time I really opened up to him and cried in front of him was *really* scary. But getting a different perspective and seeing someone with a different personal style of doing therapy has been really helpful.
I was technically just trying T2 as a sort of consultant, thinking it would likely be short-term, then I'd go back to T1. But I think I'm going to stick with him. You could just try someone out on a short-term, just for even 2 months, see how it feels to get a different perspective, different personality. You may have to try out a couple (I lucked out with this one, though I also researched lots of T's on Psychology Today before calling him and one other one, so it's not like I picked him at random.) Worth a shot, I think...
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