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What are we supposed to be discussing about my attachment?

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Well, I think it would be different for each person. You can read in our threads here how different people talk about their attachments with their T's. For me, my attachment to T is very manageable now, but earlier in our relationship, it tended to dominate my thinking. It's almost like there was an "infatuation" phase and that has now settled into a good working relationship between me and this guy I trust, think VERY highly of, and whose advice I value tremendously. During that earlier phase, I would talk to T about the dreams I had about him, as this was easier for me than directly talking about it. But the dreams allowed us to get at the issue, and explore how I viewed and felt about our relationship. I remember later realizing some major fears of abandonment from T were due to an experience in my past, and we dealt with that quite directly. It helped explain a lot for T about me and my "demands" that he self disclose a lot or I wasn't going to play ball. Cleared up a lot for us. Well, those are just a couple of examples from my therapy, and everyone has their own.

I think it would be helpful to you if you can talk about this with your T, such as what is a healthy and an unhealthy attachment?

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I think maybe he's either afraid to address it with me because I'm so sensitive about him rejecting me or he isn't sure what to do about it

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Maybe he is just uncomfortable with a client being attached so strongly. Some T's do not like the whole transference thing at all and are reluctant to use it. Maybe he is one. It would be good to know. And if he won't deal with it, then at least you know where you stand and can try to deal with the attachment on your own (journaling, etc.) without continuing to expect him to be open to discussing this topic. But it would be so good to know where he stands on this instead of guessing, wouldn't it?

almedafan, I'm going to suggest a book that has been mentioned in this forum before:
In Session: the Bond Between Women and their Therapists by Deborah Lott. This book describes the client-to-T attachment and may help you understand your own situation better. After you read it, maybe you could discuss it with your T.

Good luck. ((((hugs))))