Posted by Daisym on December 29, 2006, at 14:05:49
In reply to Re: why can't I leave therapy? » Daisym, posted by Tamar on December 29, 2006, at 4:23:02
My first instinct is to comfort you and offer all the reasons that he could have been at his office. I know my agency is closed for 2 weeks and yet I've been there just about every day for one thing or another. But...
I find myself furious for you! Given the missed appointments, and the forgetting and the lateness, I would agree with your not-so-paranoid side that something is up. What is that saying? "Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean I'm not being followed." Tamar, I think you HAVE to bring all this up. Outline it like he would. What would he think if you were doing all of this, wouldn't he wonder what you were avoiding and how the therapy is going? I know he is sort of a blank slate therapist, but there is a line where not knowing makes a client worse, it isn't helpful. If it was me, I wouldn't wait until next Friday. I'd be calling and leaving a message about how distraught I was. I can't imagine how hurt you are and how impossible it must feel to wait.
I find myself hoping for a simple, easy explanation, like he left his glasses or had an emergency. You've known for awhile that you need to confront this. It seems to me that it is now confronting you. Don't you hate theraputic opportunities for growth when they are of the painful sort? I'm sending you strength and good energy. Hang in there.
Daisy
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