I've just started having psychoanalytic psychotherapy (fourth session today, currently just attending once per week but will be doing two per week after the summer hols). I'n not sure if it is right for me at this point in my life, but because of the process itself, but because of the amount of time it takes up. I work full time (flexible hours, so can attend therapy during the working day but need to make up the hours at another time). I have a three year old DD who doesn't need much sleep (will happily go to sleep at 9pm and be up at 5 fresh as a daisy). So between work and DD I am basically very time deprived and constantly knackered.
I started looking for therapy as I lost my second DD at birth just over a year ago. I saw an NHS bereavement councillor three times, who on the third session told me that I obviously didn't need her help, so I started looking into private therapy. I'm starting to resent the fact that the time I am spending on this could be used for sleep or work or exercise or time with DD.
Has anyone else managed to stick with psychoanalytic psychotherapy when working full time with young children? Am I just making my life harder than it is by trying to pursue this at this moment in time?
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advice on psychoanalytic psychotherapy for tired working mum with little free time
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SaveMeTheWaltz · 19/06/2015 08:29
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