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Mar 25, 2011, 06:30 AM
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This morning, it occurred to me that what's scarier about taking a break and going back is the possibility that I will think "whew, there I did it, I'm not so attached to T" and I won't let myself go back because of that, even if I need to, or want to.
I feel like I need to stay conscious about not allowing "taking a break" to become "running away", because that wasn't the intention when I started, at all. I think I might send a "are you there?" e-mail to T once a week just to remind myself that we are still connected, and that T is still there when I am ready to go back. That's a common e-mail exchange for us.."are you there?" "yes, I'm here". I feel like a PC Guinea Pig. Like...hey, people, I'll take a break and report on how it feels, so we all know what's coming eventually  Therapy!  
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#2
Mar 25, 2011, 06:34 AM
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Yeah, keep us posted. I'm thinking of asking T this morning if it would be better if we took a break for a couple of months.
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Mar 25, 2011, 06:37 AM
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I took a 3 mos break...it was hard at first, but then it got really easy. Almost too easy.
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Mar 25, 2011, 06:38 AM
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Keep us posted!
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Mar 25, 2011, 06:48 AM
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Just keep being honest with yourself and it will work out. I like the idea of sending the email to just touch fingers for a min to make yourself know you are connected. Keep up the awesome work!
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Mar 25, 2011, 06:53 AM
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I think that there are "good" and "bad" times to take breaks during therapy. I wanted to take breaks SO. MANY. TIMES. during my therapy, but it was always in the middle of something hard. I felt exposed, I felt scared, I felt ashamed, I felt like "what is the POINT of all of this pain?" and I just wanted to run away from it. Those would have been bad times to take breaks. I would have opened up all of these doors, looked at all of this pain from the past, and not given myself a chance to experience a different outcome. I would have been left with my own thoughts and feelings about the things I had shared, and I wouldn't have given myself the chance to learn that despite of those things, I can still be good and accepted. This time, I am in a different place. We are not in the middle of the "telling". I'm not trying to escape from my Self, or T, or my feelings. I've had a chance to internalize the lessons T has taught me, and now I can try them out on my own for a while. It's worth it to stick it out through the really hard stuff, suratji. I know it doesn't FEEL worth it, but it is. Give yourself a chance to learn that you really are okay.
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Mar 25, 2011, 06:54 AM
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Mar 25, 2011, 09:16 AM
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i thought about you feeling this way when i first read you were going to take a break.i was worried you would feel you wouldnt be able to go back.tree only tou will know when the work you need to do is over.and when it is time to go back i hope you will know this also just like you knew it was time to take a break.EVEN IF IT IS NEXTWEEK
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Mar 25, 2011, 10:35 AM
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I'm glad you're not taking a break from PC treehouse, keep posting how it goes!
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