Posted by Tamar on August 12, 2006, at 18:25:27
In reply to Re: I’m going to tie my therapist to his chair, posted by llrrrpp on August 12, 2006, at 16:58:45
> I'm glad to hear that your mother-in-law is doing well.
Thanks!
> I hope that you can enjoy this opportunity to experience your life without your T, to discover what you're doing well, and perhaps what you still need help with. Maybe it's good to get a little distance every now and then, so that you can get a fresh start.
You’re probably right. It’s hard for me to see it that way at the moment… I feel a bit abandoned. And although distance might be a good thing, I feel as if the rhythm of our work together is quite disrupted by his absence. But maybe this can be considered an opportunity as well…
> I recently visited a cemetery with my mom. We went to visit a relative's grave for the first time since his death. I wasn't very close to him, but my mom was. It had been 2 years, but it hit my mom really hard and she was crying a lot. I know what you mean- the gravestone itself is so incomplete. It's a symbol, definitely, but we want it to be more, to talk to us, and tell us about our loved ones and how they are doing in the afterlife. We want to feel like they are there, somehow...
Yeah, it’s true. We do want to feel they’re there. Thanks llrrrpp.
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