Often on the boards posters say they find therapy addictive or they need their fix from therapy.

I'm curious as to the nature of the addiction. (Addiction is not being used in a negative sense here.)

Is it the therapist? (attachment, transference, etc.)
Is it the therapeutic process? (being heard, accepted, etc.)
Is it something else?

I don't find therapy addictive; it just seems helpful at times. The only thing I really find addictive is exercise, and that's because it makes me feel so whole and vital physically and emotionally. Therapy doesn't make me feel that way.