Posted by Dinah on April 21, 2005, at 11:15:20
In reply to Marking anniversaries, posted by messadivoce on April 20, 2005, at 18:26:23
I like Tamar's idea of meeting with someone. If you don't know anyone you can talk to your therapist about, do you know someone that you feel close and connected to?
I wasn't really sure why I liked it, until I read Miss Honeychurch's post and the post about being your own therapist. For some people, myself included, and I'm not sure about you of course, it's not being taken care of or learning the skills involved that marks the core essential of therapy. It's learning to be in relation with someone without all the old defenses and barriers. If there is someone else in your life who has benefitted from that, it would be a fitting tribute to your therapy to mark your anniversary with them.
For me, I think that would be my son. Not that I have the *same* relationship with him as I do with my therapist, but I have a *better* relationship with him because of my therapy.
poster:Dinah
thread:487156
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