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I sometimes feel I'm in the minority, but I don't worry about termination in the slightest. I suppose I'll terminate when T retires. It's unlikely that I'll leave before then. Hopefully that's years away. I guess I just don't see the need to quit something that is helpful. Even if I were so well-adjusted that I was only going for some vague reason such as "living a fuller life," I'd be fine with that. I might be like the patient who likens therapy to going to the gym. It's just an ongoing part of my life that makes me healthier and happier. I have no intention of giving it up. I don't even worry about that.

Sidony

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I'm exactly that way, too, Sid. My worries are more of the catastrophic, "what if," abandonment-type: What if he moves away? What if he drops dead? As far as termination, that is not a concern.

I know that for me, I have always had the desire to self-examine. I am very attuned to myself intellectually, emotinally, relationally, etc. Why would I stop going somewhere that serves my ability to do this? There is so much you can do on your own in the way of writing, thinking, creating, etc... but when you find someone who can be on that journey with you, it is so much more powerful.

I never saw therapy as a "fix" for a specific problem. While I am working on some serious issues with him, it is also a part of my life.