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Old Jun 06, 2014, 05:28 AM
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Originally Posted by kororain View Post
I don't really understand why you would need a particular relationship with T in order to have healthy relationships with others.

I don't view T that way. She's somebody to bounce things off of, but not someone I'm particularly attached to. She's a professional. Like a Doctor or Dentist. She's not my boyfriend.

I truly don't get the whole thing where you're supposed to have some intimate relationship. Do. Not. Get. It.
Your therapy might not require a particular relationship. Some people use their therapists as a sounding board or for advice and strategies on particular issues. Other people require something else. If your issue (or one of them) is that you have not experienced a secure enough attachment early on, then the attachment becomes your focus and the relationship pretty much is the therapy while whatever content you discuss is secondary.
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