I’m quoting art, but this is a general question, because the same idea was expressed in another thread recently, and I don’t quite understand it (not criticizing anyone who feels this way).

Why does being in therapy mean you can’t live your life? I don’t have a sense I have to pause my life while in therapy. I don’t mean just the getting up and going to work and other typical features of one’s life but making changes and trying new things and enjoying life when possible. Isn’t it all simultaneous action? Why does leaving/not being in therapy=living your life?