Posted by toetapper on January 16, 2007, at 16:36:01
In reply to Re: how do i let go » shrinking violet, posted by Orchid on January 16, 2007, at 13:48:43
Hi,
I am sort of going through the same thing right now, less time though, it's been about a year since my shrink dumped me. It's hard. I can tell you two things that have really worked for me. First, I have been having "sessions" with him on a minutely/hourly/daily/weekly/monthly basis for the past year, in my head, and have found my relationship with him vastly improved without his participation. I get to say everything I want to say, I'm way more honest with myself, and I find I don't want or even need his reply/affirmation/knowledge, etc anymore. I have come to some amazing awarenesses and conclusions about myself and my motivations that I would have NEVER been able to be truthful about with him. I was doing some heavy censoring toward the end. The second thing is I DID write it all down, it has taken me nearly a year, I do it every day. I have a large collection of poems, dreams, faxes, puzzles (but nowhere near the fabulousness of pdoc mix-n-match question and answer !! : -) pictures, you name it. It is only for me, and it has been very therapeutic.
I'm sorry you're going through it too...
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