Her Therapy

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“You’ve been coming to see me for a while now, it’s been three months actually and my how time flies. Anyway, you haven’t really shown any progress since you first started coming here, if anything your problem has only gotten worse. I must say it isn’t very common to have someone your age be so deftly afraid of the dark. Especially considering there was no traumatic incidences in your past which could have lead up to it. We’ve gone through your whole life history up into this point; you had a pretty great child hood, plenty of friends and supportive parents throughout. But ever since you left school and started working this problem has started. I know you said you can live with it, but it has clearly been having an effect on your work performance. 

You’re a teacher and that is a very demanding job, even though your charges are first years it’s a lot of responsibility which can be very taxing. Not to mention if you were to make a mistake, there could be serious repercussions. From what I can gather, your sudden fear of the dark might be linked to stress from your job. Now I know we’ve talked about this and you refuse to give up work or even take a break from it. Even the afterschool care you oversee during the holidays, it isn’t like you can’t afford to stop working we’ve been over your financials. So I think I have an idea about how you can de-stress when you aren’t working.”

“So tell me about how everything’s… for better word progressing. I see…. But, it’s is working then? You’ve been much more relaxed at night time and sleeping the full night without waking up in fear every hour. Mhmm, I understand that for a woman your age that can be rather humiliating but surely it’s better to be relaxed and no longer waking up drenched in sweat from night terrors. Yes, I understand that waking up ‘drenched’ in your pee is a rather awkward and unfortunate alternative but from my point of view that is a much more simple issue to deal with. Well for one thing you could be wearing diapers to bed.

I know that must be embarrassing for you, especially since you spend your day dealing with changing dirty diapers to then go home and change into your own before going to bed would be a humiliating ordeal. But, surely it’s worth suffering through. You’ve shown such improvement since we started you on those relaxation tapes at night time. They put you in such a calm state, I know it has been causing you to ‘relax’ so much you lose control and wet the bed but still. I would have suggested ‘good nights’ or something thinner but from the sounds of it you wet quite a bit during your sleep. I would honestly just save the money and skip the hassle, going straight to diapers seems like the perfect solution to your problem.

I know that can be a hard thing to deal with, but we discussed the option of you moving back in with your mother anyway. She can help alleviate some of your work load at home so you have more time to relax or dedicate to a hobby when you aren’t working. From the sound of it she was super excited at the prospect of having her daughter living with her again. I’m sure she wouldn’t have any quarrel changing her older daughter diapers. For most mothers I can speak on their behalf it’s a care taker instinct you never forget. She would have no issue transitioning into that role again, I’m sure of it.”

“Hey sorry, I just thought you would feel more at ease in this office. Since you started to regress and lose control of the adult aspects of your life, I didn’t want to put any unneeded stress on you. Or any reminders of how far you have umm… fallen. I really didn’t expect anything else aside from the bed wetting, It was always a possibility being in that deep of a state while you’re sleeping it’s quite common. But the day wetting and sudden fear of driving, wasn’t expected at all. If I was to take a guess I think it’s all subliminal from deep in your conscience. Moving back in with your mother and having her put you in diapers every night has made you feel like a young girl again. The rest was your doing, deep down I believe you wanted to be treated this way. 

It wouldn’t have helped having your mother push you down this path, slowly and gradually taking away all your adult responsibilities. From what I hear she is rather well off so at least you don’t have to worry about life from a financial stand point. I know you miss your job, but hey at least she has you enrolled in the same after school care class you used to oversee. You’re just another charge now; I don’t think even if you improve you would be allowed to teach again. Not since the other parents have seen you parading around with a wet diaper sagging between your legs. Take it day by day I suggest, we can keep having appointments if you like or think it helps. The tapes have stopped now; I guess the only way to retain your adulthood is if you really want to. That’s just a mental hurdle you have to deal with on your own, but you seem to like your life now so is it really worth going back to being a big girl again.”