I have secure attachments. What did that feel like in therapy?

1. I never really gave "attachment" or "abandonment" a thought. Ever. It simply wasn't an issue to even give time to.

2. I was comfortable with changes in schedules, routines, locations, etc. Change is normal.

3. I never worried about how my therapists felt about me. I rarely had swings in my own feelings toward my therapist. The relationship was a very steady, consistent one. Therapy really wasn't about "the relationship" anyway.

4. I was able to trust my therapists and be open with them almost immediately.

5. Vacations were also just a normal break. I tended to consider it a vacation for myself also. I never had trouble managing during their time away. I had a plan just in case (contact my pdoc if needed, but it was never really needed.) When they returned from vacation, we touched base about how vacation went (like, Did you have fun? What did you see? etc.) and then we got right back to work pretty much like the break never happened.

6. When I was ready to end therapy because I felt comfortable managing life on my own without the support of a therapist anymore, that was just a natural transition without any drama -- no need for a long ending process.