Posted by annierose on December 10, 2005, at 20:11:27
In reply to Re: Forced distance (long), posted by LauraBeane on December 10, 2005, at 7:46:35
Cancelling the next session is rarely the right path. When our brains gives us this thought, I often wonder (because I sometimes have the same reaction) "What am I running away from?".
Cancelling a session doesn't solve the problem. I often have problems IRL dealing directly with conflict, in a non-confrontive manner. Therapy gives me these "learning opportunties" all the time. It takes a great deal of courage to muster the strength to say, "The other day when we talk about x,y, and z, I felt .....". But everytime I do bring these types of topics into therapy, it is ALWAYS helpful. It may take more than one session to resolve the conflict, but it does get resolved.
Try to go. Try to tell him what you wrote about here. This is his area of expertise. He should be able to have this discussion.
We'll be pulling for you.
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