[clairelisbeth]

Does anyone else here feel that therapy provides them emotional nourishment, emotional sustenance?

I've been with my current T for over 5 years, and we've really processed a lot of the past trauma stuff. I go now mostly to deal with day to day stuff and eating disorder recovery maintenance.

After I leave my sessions, most of the time, I leave with a feeling of being very loved and protected, and that feeling stays with me, and almost "nourishes me" throughout the week.

Can anyone else relate? Is this a good enough reasons to continue to go to therapy?

Sounds like a good reason to me.

I don't know that I would call in emotional nourishment -- usually it was emotionally draining -- productive, but draining.

I would say the time of going to therapy was definitely "me" time though. It was something I did for me and with the expressed purpose of improving my well-being, and it definitely accomplished that for me. For me it was more of a mental and emotional work-out (which is good because I hate physically working out so at least I was exercising something).

[stopdog]

I think it is a good enough reason to go.
I do not have that response to it -but as far as reasons to do it - I think it is as good as any other reason

Mine is like that also.

[BayBrony]

Yes its like that for me. From that experience in T I am slowly learning to nourish myself spiritually and emotionally

[AllHeart]

Yes, I can relate. I always say my t nourishes my soul. And I think whatever nourishment you get from your t is definitely a good enough reason to continue to go to therapy.

[Cinnamon_Stick]

Yes, I think my therapy provided emotional nourishment. I think that is why it has helped me and I looked forward to going even though therapy is hard and emotionally draining.

[brillskep]

For most of my herapy it was like that for me, and it was that emotional nourishment that helped me change the most for the better.

[Chimney]

My first T, no. My current one. ...yes, most definitely. And yes I think that is a good enough reason to continue.

That sounds like really good therapy to me. I hope I can get to that with my T.

[runlola72]

Sounds like an awesome reason to me. Especially if there are not a lot of other avenues for you to get that nourishment. My T is a little distant, but I still like him and feel that he is supportive. He doesn't give outright compliments most of the time, but I still feel more validated than I do in my everyday life.

Mine is often like that and I think that is the biggest reason why I can't let her go yet....