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Old Oct 27, 2018, 03:05 AM
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Thanks. Thereīs a large difference between being "dumped" in real life and in therapy. An abrupt ending to therapy can never be justified unless something serious happens to the therapist or there are circumstances that leave no solution.
I think, I made it crystal clear on this thread that I disapprove of what your T did and consider what she did unethical. When I say "dumped", I am not referring to regular relationships break ups. I think, you can be "dumped" by a therapist as well. I was. The way my first therapy ended totally felt like the therapist "dumped" me in the similar uncaring way, which was actually much worse than your case. But I was taking my point outside of therapy as well. There were situations in my life that felt as devastating as being "dumped" by my therapist. I mean, many times we find ourselves in circumstances that are cruel and unfair. In that sense, it might be helpful to look at all of them from a perspective of how we make sense of what happened and what kind of lessons we can learn from it.

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In my case an abrupt ending could have been avoided in several ways and because my therapist couldnīt handle the situation an abrupt ending canīt suddenly be "the best thing".
I know that. My point had nothing to do with that.

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I canīt see how acceptance can be forced
I didn't say you should force it. I suggested to look at what happened from a different perspective.

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If I now had the possibility to actually get to know to what extent my therapist cares about me, if she does, if she thinks about me and such I would have felt less "thrown out" if I knew she does care.
That's exactly what my question was about. If you knew that she cares, do you believe this would help you to accept what happened, to get closure and to move on with your life?

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If I knew she thinks of me and misses me I think my grief would be a bit different, perhaps a bit easier.
When you say "different" and "easier", how different would it be? What exactly would be different then? Would it get processed sooner? And, generally speaking, do you want eventually to get to a place where you would not miss her any more, where you'd be free of any emotional attachment to her? I am NOT saying you should push yourself to that place. I know perfectly well that feelings cannot be eliminated at will and that it takes however long it takes to process them. I am just asking if you WANT to be able to get to that place, the place of emotional independence eventually?
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