counseling update

Some of you know that I started counseling with a grad student at school because I desperately needed to get in control of my eating disorder. I've been going for about 3 months and today was our last session since the semester ends next week. At the end of our session she started crying and told me that I changed her life and that she was a better person for knowing me and felt so honored that I let her into my life. They are required to write a huge paper on one of their clients and she balled her eyes out even more when she told me she wrote it on me and how much a grew as a person in such a short time and how she thought I was so courageous for getting control of my life. I didn't realize until she said these things that I have grown so much and my eating disorder is getting more under control every day. If anyone is even considering counseling I would highly recommend it...it chnaged my life and I feel so blessed to have had this opportunity! It also reminded me of how helpful everyone on this board is as so many people here have helped with my positive growth.

I'm so glad the 2 of you hit it off and made such a positive impact on each other. Proud of you Rebecca.



--gina

Thank you Gina!

Counseling is hard work and good for you in undertaking it and making the most of it.  Glad it was positive for both of you.

Thank you Price, I am so happy I did it.

That's amazing and so familiar.  I'm proud of you for taking that step, it's hard sometimes...  I've cried at the end of counseling myself because emotions are VERY much involved in the work... and it IS work.  Good job Rebecca-Ann!

Thank you Ruthie! I was the same way, I cried almost every time!

The hardest session for me was the very last one.  The one that I had decided would never come.   The one where my therapist had to tell me that I'd come far enough, and learned enough coping skills, that I didn't need to come see her anymore.  At the end, I gave her a big hug and thanked her from the bottom of my heart.  Then I bawled like a baby all the way home.

But she was right.  :-)

Therapy is good stuff!  :-D

Good Job, counseling is hard for anyone but admitting there is something wrong is sometimes the hardest part of all..
WTG!

I agree, it was really hard for me! Thanks Stacey!