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Old Apr 16, 2019, 07:53 AM
Merope Merope is offline
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Originally Posted by LonesomeTonight View Post
I also have an anxious attachment style. My T and I had a discussion about what's in your second paragraph a couple weeks ago. He was talking about not trying to teach me to fly (like a baby bird) or throwing me in the deep end of the pool before he knows I'm ready. I was distressed by this, because what if *I* didn't think I was ready? He said it was based on what I think I need/am ready for, not what he thinks I need/am ready for. That at some point, ideally, I just won't feel the same dependence, that I might not even want to email him if I'm feeling bad, that I'd reach out to other people and/or manage on my own. And I'm not at that point yet. Essentially, it would ultimately be me who pulls away rather than his pushing me away/pulling back. That made me feel much better.
So that could be something to talk to your T about, Merope.
Thank you for this! Essentially, this is what I want to bring up. The idea that it’s up to the patient to decide when they’re ready to stop
(as opposed to an arbitrary decision by the therapist) is very comforting to me. I think this is what I need from him at the moment, this specific sort of reassurance. But I’m scared of asking because what if it goes the other way and I end up ruining things?
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