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Originally Posted by BudFox
With insecure attachment the child internalizes shame, experiences the world as unsafe, does not trust, has trouble regulating emotions and physiology and so on.
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That describes me EXACTLY. Even as a young child, I was terribly fearful and anxious.
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Originally Posted by justafriend306
I don't understand any of this at all. A relationship with a therapist or psychiatrist is purely professional to think otherwise to me seems delusional.
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Originally Posted by Breadfish
It's not about THINKING otherwise - it's about FEELING otherwise. (I think - I've never experienced transference in therapy)
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Yes, it's about feeling not thinking. Why else would you want hugs from a virtual stranger who you pay to help you?