Cutting back.

Nov 12, 2018, 08:15 AM

Discussing with T changing my session time for when I move.
I then said "and one I've settled in I'm going to think about cutting down to once a week. Now that I'm all better and cured"
I think T's still laughing now. 😂

DP_2017 · Nov 12, 2018, 08:17 AM

You can try weekly. It might not be as bad as you think. It's hard at first but you get used to it. If it's too much, you can always go back to more

Nov 12, 2018, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by DP_2017

You can try weekly. It might not be as bad as you think. It's hard at first but you get used to it. If it's too much, you can always go back to more

I don't think it will be bad at all. In laughing at the term cured.

Rive1976 · Nov 12, 2018, 03:20 PM

I couldnt imagine going more than once a week.

Waterloo12345 · Nov 12, 2018, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Jessica11

Discussing with T changing my session time for when I move.
I then said "and one I've settled in I'm going to think about cutting down to once a week. Now that I'm all better and cured"
I think T's still laughing now. 😂

Yeah - I had similar today. We were talking about going from 3x to 2x a week and I was like - what you mean not to once a week? She was dumbfounded - no idea what to say. I was laughing as I was just being mischievous as I know am not ready for 2x a week, so it was just for a laugh as normally she is so careful at keeping all options open, and it being my decision etc etc. I'm still laughing now. She's probably scrabbling to think what to say next session!!

DP_2017 · Nov 12, 2018, 08:14 PM

I don't think, anyone is every really "cured", they just learn to manage it better.

My T and I both have anxiety. We both refer to it as "my forever friend" kinda think it's that way in general with people and their issues. I can see why you would find him saying that amusing

Nov 12, 2018, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by DP_2017

I don't think, anyone is every really "cured", they just learn to manage it better.

My T and I both have anxiety. We both refer to it as "my forever friend" kinda think it's that way in general with people and their issues. I can see why you would find him saying that amusing

No I said it.

koru_kiwi · Nov 12, 2018, 11:54 PM

when i reached the point where i wanted to cut down from 2x a week to one, it was actually a very empowering moment for me. my T was not fully convinced that i was ready to cut back at that time and it was empowering to demonstrate to him that i was. once i cut back, i enjoyed having more free time to myself that was not so constantly revolving around therapy, my issues, and my T. it provided me with some breathing space between sessions so i could start to enjoy other things in my life without constantly being weighted down by the issues and obsessions brought up in my sessions. plus the fact that i could start saving more money that i could put towards things i wanted to do or buy instead of using it to pay for therapy and to support my T's lavish lifestyle (i was paying fully out of pocket for my sessions) and this was a big bonus for me and my family to cutting back

Nov 13, 2018, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by koru_kiwi

when i reached the point where i wanted to cut down from 2x a week to one, it was actually a very empowering moment for me. my T was not fully convinced that i was ready to cut back at that time and it was empowering to demonstrate to him that i was. once i cut back, i enjoyed having more free time to myself that was not so constantly revolving around therapy, my issues, and my T. it provided me with some breathing space between sessions so i could start to enjoy other things in my life without constantly being weighted down by the issues and obsessions brought up in my sessions. plus the fact that i could start saving more money that i could put towards things i wanted to do or buy instead of using it to pay for therapy and to support my T's lavish lifestyle (i was paying fully out of pocket for my sessions) and this was a big bonus for me and my family to cutting back

Yes. It feels I'm in a good place wanting to cut back.
But not because I obsesses etc. I'm passed that. My life and therapy are happy companions. But I'm find I'm finding less to actually work on twice a week. I'm a bit bored of it if truth be known.