Posted by canadagirl on March 17, 2007, at 16:27:27
In reply to Trying to get my life together during termination, posted by Happyflower on March 17, 2007, at 14:45:03
It's normal to have mixed feelings about terminating; as someone who's done it 3 times because of the way my insurance works (the last 2x with the same person) I must say it was very hard the first time and I missed him terribly; felt like I had accomplished a lot the second time; and was bored the third time and knew it was time to leave as I'd gone back just because I had some time left to use up. I think there will always be that longing for something- something more than what we can get for an hour a week - but that is natural. I hope you feel that sense of accomplishment and allow yourself a "good goodbye" over a few sessions, get all the feelings out and let yourself feel them as much as you can, now's the time to do that and process it to the fullest. And hopefully you can see him off and on at the gym or whatever so it's not really goodbye and you will always have that connection because of the work you did together. That is what truly lasts.
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