Posted by Skittles on November 1, 2004, at 15:53:32
In reply to Is it my therapist...or me?, posted by Bent on November 1, 2004, at 14:30:29
Bent,
I think it is perfectly okay for you to take a bit of a therapy break. I did it myself and I think it was a very good move for me. Now granted, I only cancelled one appointment but for me that was a huge deal. I feel a much stronger attachment to my T than I'll ever admit to her and going 2 weeks without seeing her showed me that I COULD survive without her - even if it was hard. And it WAS hard, but it got less hard as the days passed. Knowing I was still capable of making it on my own made the attachment seem much less scary to me.
So if you think you need a break, take one! As far as concern about having your spot held for you, I think the best thing to do would be to let your T know ahead of time what your plan is. Just call and say that you aren't quitting, you just need a bit of a breather, you'll need X number of weeks off, and to please hold your appointment time for you after that point. And how your T handles your request will probably speak volumes about her and what the relationship with her is really like.
Please let us know what you decide and how it goes!
Skittles
poster:Skittles
thread:410145
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/psycho/20041026/msgs/410202.html