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\nComment by Sylvia on 04 Nov 2009 at 11:30 pm<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
Dear Karen,<\/span><\/p>\n
I am writing to you in tears. I feel so badly to have lost someone close to me. This person was my friend and knew all of me and my alters. We are as a whole tormented in grief. What would you do if you were me? I don\u2019t have a therapist at this time because I lost my job, my medical insurance and he won\u2019t see me anymore saying he can\u2019t. I feel so lost, first my best friend dies and then my therapist abandoned me. Maybe I should join my friend and die with him? I\u2019m so sad.<\/span><\/p>\n
Sylvia<\/span><\/p>\n
LA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Dear Sylvia,<\/span><\/p>\n
I’m sorry it’s taken a bit longer than usual to answer your question. I hope you are feeling better and have found someone to help you\u00a0during this difficult time. I am shocked that your therapist abandoned you! I would feel devastated, too, especially at a time when you\u2019re grieving the death of someone very close to you.\u00a0It’s sad how\u00a0money can become an issue in many relationships, even with one’s therapist. Dr. Baer and I have had our share of ups and downs but he never once abandoned me. Time goes on, and you may find a job with benefits and be able to return to therapy. Your therapist made a commitment to help you heal, just as you made a commitment to heal. <\/span><\/p>\n
Maybe for now you can find comfort in a not-for-profit counseling center with a sliding scale of payment. Please seek help in the best way you can. Suicide is not the answer. I can understand how your sadness and dark thoughts urge you to take your own life, but that’s never the answer. Please don’t act on these temporary feelings.<\/span><\/p>\n
Wishing you all my best as you continue your journey in healing.<\/span><\/p>\n
Karen<\/span><\/p>\n
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