The paper discusses the termination phase of a psychoanalysis characterized by strong resistance against ending. The aim is to illustrate what kind of emotional themes that may be activated when ending a long term psychoanalytic treatment. More specifically, the paper discusses the challenges it represents for the analyst - professionally and personally - when the termination phase turns into a power struggle. It is argued that we need to distinguish between countertransference, representing the analyst's affective responses to the unconscious relational messages of the patient, and the analyst's transference, referring to his/her conflictual themes and blind spots. Furthermore, some implications for analytic attitude and technique are discussed, underlining the need for an affirmative attitude. The discussion is based on a psychoanalytic treatment of 5 years duration characterized by extreme resistance towards ending. Although, of course, not all terminations are as intense as this one, the case illustrates the intense emotions that the cessation of long term treatment may activate - also for the analyst.