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Originally Posted by SorryOozit
I think you might do well to look at the bigger picture. You sound tangled up in the arrangements for seeing him over the next few weeks rather than stepping back and considering all your options. Your priority does not need to be when and how soon you can see him. You would survive a break and the opportunity to find a new therapist could be re-focusing and positive.
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Oh, I know. The issue right now for me is the holidays are coming up, and it's a stressful time for me. And probably also a bad time to try a new T (like I could maybe see one once, then it would be holidays, so it's not like I could really get support at that point). So it's like I want to get through the end of the year/very beginning of next with T, then reevaluate from there.
And I was discussing a lot of the bigger picture with him today. I just need to think about everything more and process it. He's totally fine and understanding if I want to take a break, either from therapy in general or to see a different T, then come back (or not). As he put it today, he's not going to immediately throw my file in the trash and lock the door--he's not going anywhere.
There was a lot of good stuff today, too, some really productive conversation. I just need to let it settle more. And I suspect I'll want to discuss more with him, hence my wanting to get on his schedule (well, I already was on his schedule, but I wanted to switch it around because Monday seems too soon).