Posted by Pfinstegg on October 14, 2004, at 10:48:09
In reply to To Go or Not to Go see T??, posted by Speaker on October 14, 2004, at 8:07:59
Feeling closer to your T, and feeling liked and accepted, is SO important in therapy. You would naturally be more fearful of loss- both of him, or perhaps just of the precarious closeness you have begun to have. The stakes just do get higher and more scary, but I think all of us here would encourage you to hang in with your T, and tell him, as fully as you can, all of the hopes, wishes, fears and dreads you have hinted at in your post to us. Closeness and trust with your T represent a real move towards health, you know! As you experience more of it, you will know for yourself how important it is to your well-being. Just speaking for myself, it has been by far the most important thing which has happened in my analysis- the deepest, least conscious parts of me, which are holding the memories of severe abuse and neglect, are just beginning to trust and form new connections with my T, after nearly two years of tremendous struggle. It is helping me so much.
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