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Old Apr 19, 2015, 07:01 AM
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Originally Posted by rainbow8 View Post
stopdog, just wondering. Do you feel the same way about a T caring about you, that it would be horrible? Or feel connected to you? My T said we all need to feel connected to others and she feels connected to me. Now I'm wondering about the difference between being attached and being connected.

I am not big on a therapist caring at me. If they can do it and keep it to themselves, have at it. I doubt either of the ones I see now care, and I don't know what caring one way or the other would have to do with why I go. I feel no connection to the therapist. I do not see the point. I doubt they are connected to me -I have not seen it if they are. I am not connected or attached to the dentist or electrician or plumber I hire either. Therapists, for me, are just people I hire for a specific purpose- like the dentist and so on. Therapists are not part of my actual life.
In my real life, connection and attachment are both there and is fine. I do think there is a difference between attachment and connection.
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Thanks for this!
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