[jazzy123456]

soooo idk what to do... i kind of assumed because my therapist was frustrated with me, she was intentionaly, subtly trying to nudge me into quitting and only coming "as needed" but, maybe I'm wrong ...maybe, instead, she misunderstood where I was coming from. like she put the words in my mouth and said,...well ...if you want to end therapy..then you have too" and to be honest, i never said i did. i think we had some misunderstandings but as i sit back and think about all of them now, my natural way of being is to run away from situations that involve any big form of misunderstanding...if i feel i have upset someone or they don't understand me, i usually avoid the person all together until maybe they contact me again..., this is my therapist..SHE will never contact me again..unless i take initiative, so i have to either let this go and move on or put some faith in it. however, i'm thinking since i'm bad at communicating...maybe it would be good to go back...because what i usually do is run...from relationships in RL... relationships in RL dont have to end because of a few fights and disagreements? i feel naive for asking that but, i lived most of my life thinking if i made a mistake i'd be abandoned for it. the flip side is i'm trying to let the past be the past and i discussed a lot of my past in that room...so sometimes i'm skeptical of going back...i'm trying to make sure i do good transitioning in to school.

this will be relevant, although it wont seem to be at first...anywho, i did something dumb and got a nose piercing without thinking, abrubtly/// but, it helped me realize something...i was unaware of how gentle i had to be with it or how much it would have to be cleaned...twice a day they say... they say it takes time to heal--- 3 months even... i completley compared it to therapy and realized that this is the reason i felt my therapy went so badly...i was NOT gentle with my soul wounds, with the things that hurt me, in fact I criticized every aspect of it and I didn't and rarely did much to soothe myself while in the process of it. healing could of been a whole lot less painful if i was more gentle with myself and that goes for everybody on PC. in the long run, we really do have to be gentle with ourselves and our healing. getting that nose ring helped me see thats how it works physically, so its ironic that this is very similar to how wounds work emotionally. also, i got the nose ring spontaneously...just like wounds in life are kind of "spontaneous" thats a bad word to use probably but what i mean is i got a nose ring with no knowledge of how long it would take to heal...we have wounds in our lives that we carry with us===and we usually get them with no concise timeline of how long they will take for us to work through them....i thought my nose ring would heal in a couple of days... therapy i thought a couple of months...turns out a couple of days is three months...turns out a couple of months could mean something completley different? who knows.? does healing have a "true" timeline? ....maybe healing is that lifelong process...bit by bit..day by day and some just grow freer then others.

my plan was to never see my therapist again

but, if any of you know how that is?
tell me?

i'm going to school moving out this week
and i just wanted to say goodbye to last year
and most things associated with it
and say hello to new beginnings.

but tonight or today i second guess myself on that!

JAZZY

[sugahorse1]

Jazzy - from your post it sounds like therapy is the place you should be. You have picked up on something you need to work on in your relationships with other people (Misunderstandings and withdrawing; running away from confrontation). Therapy is like a play-pen environment; we are safe and are guided. This is place you can address your issues in a safe environment and take your learnings from here into life.

I don't know your relationship with your T, but if it's meant to be, you'll be able to address this issue with her, and she'll be able to iron out any fears.
I tend to blame myself for any misunderstandings too, I get paranoid that relationships are always on the rocks - I do understand. I am scared to get involved in ANY type of relationship for fear that I may hurt someone, or could end up feeling abandoned by the other person.

But when these issues arise between you and your T, it provides a fantastic opportunity to work through it with your T. Take what you learn through working through this with your T, and apply it to your relationships in your life.

If you still have things to discuss with your T, don't think twice about booking that next appointment

Jazzy, I remember your postings at the time and it seeming like your T was keen to be done with it when you felt that there were so many unfinished questions about the relationship. I can't remember how long you were with your T for, or whether your relationship was a generally good one, but it does seem such a shame not to end on a good note. I do understand the wish for a fresh start, new year, new places etc., but perhaps it's worth a bit of cross-over if it means that you can salvage the healing you got from your therapy right up till the end? This seems especially important if your usual pattern has been to run from relationships where you felt uncertain or misunderstood. It's great that you can identify that you may have both misunderstood each other, and that you have hope that this can be clarified.

PS Re the nose piercing analogy, I'm on my third! I wanted one all my life, but the first two got infected because I just couldn't take care of myself or sustain it for long enough, and I had to take them out. This one's been fine for 9 months now. Maybe therapy teaches us something

[Sannah]

Jazzy, so glad about what you learned through your piercing. Are you able to continue to keep seeing this T?

[jazzy123456]

I'm able too but I don't know if I will.

i'm giving myself time...things are soo stressful right now
but, I want to create emotional distance and not rely on her
so if i do go back, i want to make sure i go back with a mindset
that i don't feel this HUGE need to rely on her
but, its more of a supportive arena then anything else

AND THANKS everyone. I truly appreciate the feedback.
maybe it is worth it?

I like what was said above

I don't know your relationship with your T, but if it's meant to be, you'll be able to address this issue with her, and she'll be able to iron out any fears.

I kinda have thought that myself, if its meant to be, will be able to work through the issue and move forward. great therapeutic relationships, i would think, are the ones where the therapist may get frustrated with the client but this doesnt mean they just give up on them. i think a good therapist is probably willing to address what needs to be addressed if it is in the best interest of the client. maybe?

[Sannah]

Originally Posted by jazzy123456

I want to create emotional distance and not rely on her

This is part of the therapeutic relationship, though (to rely on them).