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Originally Posted by boredporcupine
I feel the same as you, Rainbow. When you have someone wonderful in your life, who you have connected to on a deep level, why would you want to let them go? The best I can say is there are other places where you can meet really caring people. I meet them mostly at my church and places where I volunteer. If you can look at yourself and honestly say that you are a compassionate person and an understanding friend, then you deserve to be friends with the same kind of person. If you fall a little short still...maybe you just have more work to do.
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Thank you, bp. I DO have a couple of wonderful people in my life but they can't replace my T. No one can ever replace my T. I was attached to my previous Ts, but the relationship with my current T is more authentic. Maybe it's because we have the best fit. Or maybe she's just a very special, caring person.
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Originally Posted by RTerroni
I know the feeling of attachment to you Therapist, you sort of see them as someone who is a big part of your life.
I have had that with Therapists in my past but I always managed to keep it under control.
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Yes, my T has always been a big part of my life. At the same time, she's encouraged me to reach out and maintain relationships in my "real life" so it's not like I only have her. It's just that I can't and don't want to replace her. I suppose I don't have to. Like she said, I will always have her in my heart. Relationships develop and some of them end; in fact many of them end, so the T relationship is no different from any other in that respect.
Some people may think I'm thinking about termination prematurely, but March is NOT that far away, especially when T suggests seeing her less often starting in January!