[WikidPissah]

get excited when you get a week free from T?

I always feel kind of stupid on pc when my T cancels, because I see it as a major score. Last week she told me she'd be away this week and I acted like a kid hearing they had a snow day. WOOT!!! No thinking. No drive into town. No copay. No T hang over. No pre t puking.

All bonus'.

Am I REALLY the only one who thinks like this?

When we are working on hard trauma stuff I feel this way. When he is just helping me with coping stuff or how insanely conflict avoidant my H is, then I miss him if he cancels.

[peridot28]

Originally Posted by WikidPissah

get excited when you get a week free from T?

I always feel kind of stupid on pc when my T cancels, because I see it as a major score. Last week she told me she'd be away this week and I acted like a kid hearing they had a snow day. WOOT!!! No thinking. No drive into town. No copay. No T hang over. No pre t puking.

All bonus'.

Am I REALLY the only one who thinks like this?

Oh my word, I never thought I would be shaking my "yes" to a post like this. LOL! I used to fear my therapist cancelling or something happening to cause me to miss my appointment. I love her dearly and look forward to seeing her, but I'm not going to lie; when she took off a week for Christmas I was like, "Waaahooo!". I never thought I'd feel like that. It's definitely not because I don't adore her or want to see her. It's the getting dressed, the driving, the thinking, etc.

Don't tell her I told you any of this.

[unaluna]

Are you kidding? Read my posts about this. My t wears a baseball cup when he announces he s taking time off, I'm so ecstatic. Only the last time did I finally manage to contain myself, and about a minute later im saying, did you notice I didn't cheer? Nice! He goes, and I had braced myself and everything.

[rainbow8]

I WISH I could feel like that! Then I'd cancel today and be glad I have a chance to do stuff around the house. Maybe someday.....

[likelife]

If I were puking before T, I think I'd celebrate a week off too! That sounds really sucky. But I get it.

I usually feel fine about missing a session if I need to cancel. Or if I know in advance T will be gone (mostly fine in that case). It's the unexpected cancellations that get to me.

[sittingatwatersedge]

it's a quiet feeling, but yes...
what do you suppose it means? A break in the regular cycle of tension I suppose?

[sittingatwatersedge]

Peridot >> when she took off a week for Christmas I was like, "Waaahooo!".
kinda the same here. I puzzle a little over people who freak when their T takes a vacation - but then everyone is different....

>> Don't tell her I told you any of this
you're kidding right? We're gonna milk this one for all it's worth!!

[tooski]

Originally Posted by WikidPissah

get excited when you get a week free from T?

I always feel kind of stupid on pc when my T cancels, because I see it as a major score. Last week she told me she'd be away this week and I acted like a kid hearing they had a snow day. WOOT!!! No thinking. No drive into town. No copay. No T hang over. No pre t puking.

All bonus'.

Am I REALLY the only one who thinks like this?

Not usually. I go to T because I want to and I'm paying for it. It's something I'm doing for myself, to improve myself. If I didn't want to go, I'd quit.

But I get what you're saying because there are times when I'm dealing with hard stuff and I have to force myself to go. My hands are shaking and my tummy's upset. When that happens, yeah, it's a relief if he cancels or goes away. But it always makes me feel like a coward, and I hate feeling like that. But most of the time I look forward to going and just hate when he has to cancel.

[stopdog]

Yes. I am not displeased when such occurs.

I enjoy the break in the routine now. I use to find it painful.

[tinyrabbit]

I found the Christmas break hard. I'm a bit worried about the Easter break but am going to talk to him about it.

I would not be happy if he cancelled.

[sittingatwatersedge]

Originally Posted by earthmamma

I enjoy the break in the routine now. I use to find it painful.

I think that's growth !

[granite1]

normally i am kind of nervous about T but these days i seem to be on a huge roller-coaster in T that terrifies me .so this week i would have to say hoot hoot if she cancels do to snow tomorrow. wiki T is hard so i don't think you are strange for feeling that way .sometimes breaks are good.

[healed84]

For me, T is my only outlet right now. So, for me to miss an appointment is frustrating.

[Mike_J]

I think just the opposite, my heart sinks when my therapist cancels. Therapy is the high point of my day, sometimes my week

[rainbow8]

I had a productive session. I would have felt "unsettled" if I didn't go.

[photostotake]

My T is going on vacation in a couple weeks. That will be the first time he will be taking a break during our time together. He hasn't had to cancel yet. He's given me plenty of advance warning that he'll be gone, so far I'm okay with it. Ask me in two weeks how I'm doing and it may be a completely different story. I'm used to our two sessions a week we've been having during this 'crisis' period as he calls it, so he has asked my marriage therapist to be available for me if I feel I need it.

[sittingatwatersedge]

Originally Posted by Mike_J

I think just the opposite, my heart sinks when my therapist cancels. Therapy is the high point of my day, sometimes my week

wow Mike i really wish I could say that.

[trdleblue]

I have only missed one whole week (he was on vacation) and I did not care for it. I get anxious and upset before, but I still want to go. Perhaps it's because I'm still new to all of this, (to me at least) or perhaps it is because I have no one in my life to talk to things about? Regardless of the reason, I still want to go each week.

[CantExplain]

I don't feel like this at all.
I always want to get back in the ring and finish her off.

Ding! Round fifteen.

[Chopin99]

I used to dislike this, but I'm actually quite relieved that I'm going to every other week for awhile.