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Originally Posted by ScarletPimpernel
She said that if I choose to end therapy, she believes that I'm well enough to be on my own. It's up to me if I want to continue. And I do! I'm getting a taste of what joy and peace feels like, how conflict resolution is important and build relationships, how to hold boundaries and respect myself, how taking care of myself means I can take care of others better, and how my improvements are trickling down to my loved ones and they too are getting better, etc. Even one of her last emails she said that I already have everything I need (to survive). I just want to thrive! And I'm just starting to learn how to feel it and do it.
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I admire L based on what you posted about her so far, but this rubs me the wrong way.
if she were gaslighting you (and I'm not saying she is, or even likely to be), this would be something she'd likely say, effectively dodging the question. I mean, compared to what most therapists I know or heard of, she's providing an extraordinary amount of support, and it tends to be highly distressing to you when there's a hiccup in it (or so it comes across to me). How do you go from that to 'choosing to end therapy'? There's a whole lot of work involved in getting to the point where you're ready to make that choice. On the positive side, my vague impression is that such work is being done, and I think the improvements you mention are coming across in your posts (although I confess I don't follow your posts cloesly enough to have a solid idea of what's happening).