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Originally Posted by elliemay
However, fundamental survival is not the whole story. We also have to do this with emotions, just as you indicate in your post. We have to learn that a stable emotional attachment can be formed, that someone is close by - THERE. The therapy and by proxy, the therapist becomes the vehicle through which we learn.
Your therapist will be home soon. You can tolerate this distress. You'll be fine.
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elliemay - very interesting comments you have made. I find them quite intriguing. But, yes, the whole idea of the importance of stable emotional attachment being so critical for a sense of well-being was such news to me. But of course,
I THOUGHT my emotions were o.k. - I just didn't know about the deep well that contained so many more than I was aware of. I know I've learned so much more in the last 16 months in therapy than I have my entire life beforehand. I feel blessed that my path took me this direction.
Yeah, my T will be home soon. I'm trying to avoid distress by keeping myself very very busy. Although an introvert I'm trying to fill up my social calendar for the next couple of weeks. I'll be exhausted by the time she returns.
