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Old Dec 17, 2017, 10:22 PM
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Am I the only one who has absolutely no attachment to their therapist? Mine is wonderful and does a great job, but if she stopped seeing me tomorrow I wouldn't care. This therapist is relatively new to me, but I was the same way with my last therapist. Seeing a lot of posts on here I feel odd that I have no emotional attachment.

How long have you been seeing the current t and how long did you see your last t? It took me well over a year to form an attachment to my t and now it is very strong. Before that, it wouldn't have bothered me if we stopped abruptly except for the money and time I had invested in him. Now, however, I would be heartbroken if it were to end suddenly. I wish I hadn't formed the attachment as it can be very painful but after learning about my developmental trauma and attachment style recently it seems like it was almost inevitable and seems like a year was even a long time for it to take.

Not everyone gets attached though totally normal especially if you don't have attachment issues. Do you know your attachment style? e.g Secure, avoidant?