Like others, I am learning that it's okay to depend on others when I need help and the way I'm learning that is to reach out to T when I need him. So, in that respect, I'm dependent on him. He does not, however, engender the kind of dependence where I'd need to contact him daily or not be able to cope if I don't see him for a week.

The kind of therapy we're doing isn't focused so much on coping skills as it is on understanding the basis for my fears, insecurities, etc. That, in turn, allows me to put them in perspective.