[Onyx999]

Hey all!

I haven't posted in a few months. So this will be kind of long. I went off meds several months ago, then moved to this area and had a bad relapse in my depression. Long story short, I'm back on meds, back in the gym, socializing more and I'm in therapy at this place in Northern VA. Since I don't make much money and don't have medical insurance through my current job, I have to pay out of pocket for my weekly session. I don't have rent to pay, so it's fine for now.
However....

I'm feeling better, I'm going to stay on my meds. of course. The weekly sessions are not exactly close and the traffic in this part of the country is almost if not as bad as my home in South. Calif.

I'm thinking about taking a break from therapy for a bit. I like my therapist just fine. She works for me. She's younger than any other therapist I've ever had, but she's very astute and very intelligent. I just don't like dealing with the inconvenience of the situation. I don't want another therapist I just want a break.

So what say all of you?

[0w6c379]

If you want a break, you absolutely take one. There need not be a deadline either. Just tell her you need a break from the traveling and will call her when you're ready to come back. I think she'll understand.
I've taken a break before from my T and it was o.k.

[CantExplain]

Yup. I did myself quite a lot of damage by not taking breaks. I took ruptures instead.

[Bill3]

You don't actually mention a reason for a break. Rather, you discuss the inconvenience of your current T, the traffic.

What if you found a T closer to home?

[Perna]

I would keep going, finish what you start, see if you can wholly beat the depression so you have good skills and don't have to yo-yo but can get a life going you are comfortable living; sounds like a lot of moving and change and I'd want to stick to something that was working and appeared to be helpful. As Bill points out, it is a little unusual to not want to do something so important just for inconvenience and traffic reasons, I'd look and see what else might be going down with myself.

[Raging Quiet]

You can always take a break and you can always return.

[Benetduncan]

You can take a break from the sessions as long as you're sure you're doing it for the right reasons, not just running away from dealing with the issues and not doing the correct therapy/medication combination to recorver from your depression.

[Victoria'smom]

You also have the option of spacing out the appointments.

[Onyx999]

Hey all. I saw the therapist Monday. I told her I need a break. She said it was fine. And the issues I told her were that the therapy was getting a little intense. Which was also the main reason why I needed a break. I revealed 2 weeks ago I have a long-repressed crush on a friend of mine. We discussed it again in more depth during the last session. So after next weeks session, I will be off for 2 weeks.

So there it is. I just need a breather.