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Originally Posted by ElectricManatee
Sometimes. It helped a lot at first. She gave it to me during a difficult phase in therapy, right before I went out of town and she moved offices. After several months it started to feel more like mine instead of hers, so I left it with her for a while for "recharging." I definitely still carry it in my pocket all the time, though, and I do mess with it when I feel anxious. It's one of a few things that I turn to when I want to feel connected to her between sessions.
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I've been reading about this concept of "recharging" pretty much since I joined. I have a hard time with something lasting as an object for very long. I've often thought that it was the novelty of the object that made it work for me and once it wasn't novel any more then it lost the connection. What does recharging feel like? Is it like getting it for the first time or? I am not sure if "recharging" would work for me.
Also, I've pretty much created my own objects, so maybe that's part of why they don't really last. Sure they are things that have come from her or been connected to her. They were not given as transitional objects, not specifically given to me as something "special" from her. So, maybe that plays in it too.