I got the most amazing gift from my T a few weeks ago. I was having trouble with her leaving on vacation and we had all kinds of discussion of how I would be able to endure it. Well, she said to me, "You know, attachment isn't only one way." She went on to say that she didn't want me to suffer while she's gone and wanted to work with me on how I could best handle it.

I think she may have felt o.k. about telling me that because I am very conscientious about boundaries and would never ever cross them intentionally. I feel she likes me and that helps me in therapy a lot. [Of course, she may just be really really good at what she does - empathic relationship building] But, I am very sensitive to people and can pick up a lot from my own instincts.