I think the danger in any sort of attachment to a T is that the caring can seem so real. But it is always an act. In the isolation of therapy, it's easy to lose perspective and to feel as though this person is in your life.

My T wanted me gone as quickly as possible once I threatened what she really cared about -- her self image and necessary delusions, her practice, her feelings. Suddenly I was reminded that I meant little to her. A mere client.

It's the experience of a personal relationship confounded with that of a business consultation. Betrayal and abandonment are easily rationalized, while still inflicting plenty of harm. Business is business. It is what it is. The customer is always wrong.