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I would try to have my executive self insist to the inner child that we needed to go back, that we couldn't fully heal if we didn't, and that we would be repeating old, dysfunctional behavior patterns if we were to walk out on T and terminate. I would try to reassure and comfort the inner child that I would be there and look out for her. I would take her hand and walk to therapy with her. She could hide behind me if she needed to.

If I was in the middle of a health crisis, I would mobilize my support network of family and friends to help me during that time. I am having surgery in a week and will be laid up for while. My sister is going to help, my mom too, and my daughters. And a friend from work is going to help me out too. My sister is also good because she will talk to me about my feelings about the surgery, how I'm scared, etc. (My T didn't seem too interested in talking about my "health crisis" last time, so I don't see him as much of a support on this anyway.)

Could it be that your wanting to withdraw from the current heavy work in therapy right now is because you are overwhelmed and don't have enough resources to go around? You have the health crisis, which is requiring your energy, so maybe you don't have enough leftover for deep work in therapy right now? Could you go back to T and tell him you need to back off in therapy for a bit, keep it lighter, until you have managed the health crisis?