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Originally Posted by ElectricManatee
Do you get a sense of whether he's from the "attachment is good" camp or the "attachment gets in the way" camp? I almost hope you do get attached and that he helps you deal with it productively. But then I'm finding out that getting the close therapy relationship you want is also intense and stressful in its own way.  |
I was trying to get that read from MC when I asked him about him. He seemed positive about me trying him out--wasn't like, "Oh he's an awful choice for working on attachment issues!"
Part of me thinks it would help to get attached and work through it with him (and see that it's not so much about MC himself...), but then part of me is scared of that, especially if he's not good at handling that sort of thing.
I probably should have just been open about the transference thing on the initial phone call, but oh well. I was open that I wanted to talk about some issues I was having with my T and MC. He seemed very friendly on the call and also in the couple e-mails we've exchanged, so he doesn't seem too buttoned-up or anything. And he also works a lot with teens and young adults like MC does, so I'm hoping that's a positive sign. I mean, I'd like to think that if he can deal with a teenager, he can deal with me!
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