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Originally Posted by Leah123
You could try support groups: I gained a lot from them, though it was intense. I also gained immensely from volunteering and joining a peer community center when I was about your age. It was for queer youth, and I volunteered on a talkline for youth as well- they were all really empowering, healing experiences.
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Thanks for this, Leah. I do volunteering and I love it - especially working with kids.
And I have some support-ish type groups at my school that I go to every week (for queer students).
But part of me is like, what I really want from a therapist is a) undivided attention (which is maybe not a good thing and maybe not something I need, but definitely something I desire) and b) attachment. Or even something a therapist will never be able to give me, which is love. Or I guess I want a therapist to help me get to the place where I will no longer need that kind of love. I guess for me, a therapist is the safest place to channel that attachment urge, since with other adults like teachers, it has never ended well.
Then again, it hasn't ended well with my therapist, either...