Brian, I do have a "strong connection" to my therapist, as you wrote, but I am not "obsessed." I think there is a difference. I don't transfer specific people onto my T so I don't have the parent or lover thing going on, but I do care about him very much, and feel deeply partnered to him. In fact, I do love him, but in the sense of being extremely close and bonded, not romantic love. I am comfortable with it. There was a time I felt more obsessed, early on, and was searching for info on him on the Internet all the time, constantly thinking about him, looking at photos of him, etc. But that subsided into a less obsessive, strong attachment. I don't know if that has happened for others here? Any others who were once more obsessed but now are just strongly attached?

Brian, I really liked your T's response when you told her you wanted to make love to her. She handled it so well! My T and I have talked a number of times about how close we are to each other, so we have acknowledged our bond out loud.