[Brown Owl 2]

I can’t see a way to add this to my other thread, but I’m curious to hear other people’s experiences with this ‘yearning’ feeling for the next session to come.

[LostOnTheTrail]

Hi Brown Owl,

Thank you for providing the space to discuss this.
I voted Other, because I actually ended up talking about this with my therapist briefly, during our last in person session until September.

'I'm not putting myself on a pedestal,' she said 'I know that it's about the space we have created.'

For me, that is a space where I feel heard and deeply understood. Spaces where I can talk openly about my feelings are few and far between.

When I was informed that she intended to work virtually for the month of August, I cried because that precious space is changing.

Yes, it's temporary, but right now it hurts.

I believe that many people seek therapy because they want to understand themselves better, and also to be understood. At their very best, a skilled therapist can offer this.

It's definitely not a comfortable feeling, and I empathise with you deeply...but you are not alone in feeling as you do.

Take care,

Lost

[ArtieTheSequal]

I voted Yes, it was intense. Intense to the nth degree. I responded to your other post with some details. hugs if wanted

[MuddyBoots]

I've had a gazillion Ts, but with my current one that is a yes varying on how much support I feel I need/how lonely I feel. Im struggling massively right now and don't see her until Wednesday, and it suuuucks. I have to stop seeing her in a month if I go ahead with the move too, and I already know I'm going to freak out. I had a pdoc like that too. I called his crisis line after he ended services with me. Learned to respect some boundaries a bit that day. He works at an IOP now and I so desperately want to show up and just catch up, but he'll probably think "just move tf on already! It's been almost 10 years!"