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Originally Posted by sunrise
I see my attachment to T as a very positive thing. Sometimes I see people on PC talk about attachment to a therapist like it is bad or to be avoided, but for me, it has been very healing. It has also demonstrated to me that I still can attach. I never thought about it much, but I think inside I worried I was somehow damaged by my 20 year relationship with my H (no attachment there), and could not really attach after this. Too hurt, too bruised, too untrusting, too wary, no way doing that again Jose! But I attached very readily and strongly to my T, showed myself I could do it and do it well! To me, this means there is hope for me in the future to have a healthy relationship with a man. Without attachment to T, I don't think I would have learned any of this, and might still be depressed. I think when a client attaches to a T, the T knows they have a lot of potential to work with, and very positive directions open up.
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It's very nice to read about attachment as a positive thing, sunrise! Since my T uses object relations therapy, it almost seems like this kind of therapy encourages attachment, since it's all about examining the relationship between the client and the therapist to better understand other relationships.
At what point did you realize you were attached to your T? I don't feel like I'm attached yet to my T, but I am definitely trusting her a lot more and feeling comfortable with her. I don't think attachment is something that can be forced, but were you aware that you were getting attached as it happened, or only after you looked back and realized it?