T is leaving

[BlackeBird]

I went through this once with an individual therapist and once with a group therapist. It definitely sucks. The group therapist was especially painful because her partner had just had a baby, and yet she was telling us she was stopping the group because "it had come to its natural conclusion." Everyone in the group was saying they still wanted it to continue. Therapists who won't admit to their own sh*t make me nuts.

With the individual therapist, I was angry and hurt also, but in retrospect I am glad I let her help me find someone else, because she had access to resources that I didn't. The person she found ended up being a better fit for me. You might hurt your therapist by not cooperating, but then again she might not be hurt. No one wins.

We have a saying in AA "resentment is like taking poison and expecting the other person to die." I'm not saying you don't have a right to your feelings - you totally do. Just hoping that they don't get in the way of you having an outcome that's best for you.

Kate