Posted by Aphrodite on August 4, 2004, at 20:43:17
In reply to More Therapist Vacation questions, posted by daisym on August 4, 2004, at 1:06:06
(((Daisy)))
I went on vacation and then my T did, so I looked upon it as the "great experiment." Luckily, while I was away, my T called my cell phone once to check on me. I found myself writing each day things I would have wanted to say had he been there. That helped. When we resumed, though, those things seemed unimportant somehow, so I guess getting it out in any form was helpful.
What if he gave you a therapy-related book of his while he was away? Since you're action-oriented, maybe you would feel like you were still working while he was gone, and you could prepare to talk about it when he comes back so you could hit the ground running. Or maybe it would be better to vacation a little yourself and do lots of shopping and watching mindless movies. I always return to the movie Office Space when I need mindless laughter:)
I think the break was good for me, though I know it's hard to see far enough to the other side. The distance and missing him validated that he is the right therapist for me.
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