How to get by while T is on holiday?

My T is away on holiday for 3 weeks. I normally speak with her once a week. I've made it through the first week but I still have 16 more days to go. I've been doing ok so far. It helps that I've just started a couple part time jobs so that's been keeping me busy. Does anyone have any advice for making it through the next couple of weeks? Posting on here is probably a good start. I only have one friend that I can really talk to about anything personal so I should try and make regular contact with him too to keep things from building up too much. But of course that depends on if he's free/willing to listen. here's to hoping that I don't go crazy before our next meeting *crosses fingers*

At least there is one bright side - I can actually go to bed at a decent time on Tuesday nights for the next couple weeks (because of the time difference our appointments are from 12am to 1am on skype)

Totally post on here. Get on the couch, I think there are people on your side of the world there - must be a sectional couch, or else a very long one!

Journal. Lot's of journaling.

Do something special on your appointment day. Go to the movies, out for ice cream, walk on the beach/trail.

This will be me in a few days! Getting on the couch seems like a good idea. I hope there's enough room that I can sit in my own space without touching anyone else's leg.

I have a small trip planned and am trying to think of activities to fill my days. My t says we'll have as much contact as normal, minus our session. Ice cream sounds like an awesome idea!!

I think you're already doing it. Getting by I mean.

After my session this week I am in the exact same position of starting a long 3 week stint of no sessions....not looking forward to it. From previous experience keeping busy seems the best thing but i knowit can still be hard

And this is why I hate summertime around my parts. T, stay home!

It is hard. Some people find PC helpful - me included, though personally I try to avoid it when I'm feeling very bad, because sometimes reading threads here makes my mood plunge if I'm not reasonably stable (but I know that for many people the exact opposite is true). Keeping busy is a good idea, if possible. Not always easy when T's holiday coincides with our own holidays.... Journalling, maybe in the form of weekly letters to T, where you bring up things you would like to talk about that week with T. And trying not to think about the whole break at once, but only about the current week.

This is the first week of my T's holiday, too. He is off until Aug 20.

will your t check in on you? maybe you could see if she would be willing to send you an email, or a quick phone call? that might make you feel better.

if not, what works for me is writing down all the things that i want to tell t, that i think of when she is gone. then i bring that to session. i also make deadlines for myself, like... if i still feel bad in a week, then i will email t. then when the week is up, say, just one more week. etc.

Wow thanks for all the responses everyone! Journalling sounds like a good idea. I might send an email to T even though she won't check her work email while she's away, but she said I could do that and she could read my emails when she gets back before our next session. I know I get panicky and depressed when things I want to talk about build up too much so I'm gonna try and contact my friend and speak to him for a bit (though he sounds busy this week). Thanks again!

I have an ongoing email draft where I write things down that I want to say - I also have conversations with my T in my head, or out loud if nobody's home.

Journal. Write letters that you don't send. Do something special for yourself on your usual t day/time. Coffee, shopping...something. Allow yourself to think about T for that 50 minutes, and then let go and get back to your week.

You'll make it, many already have!