I have anxious/preoccupied attachment. I want the attachment and can feel really connected to people (including my T, but also friends, my H), but also keep worrying they're going to leave/abandon me. I tend to sort of test them, like, "Will you still accept me if I say/do this?" Not in the sense of intentionally provoking them, but something like sharing that I love them, telling them about something negative I've done in the past, etc. I can feel good about the connection but am scared it will go away, so it's hard to feel secure in it at all. Something I'm working on in therapy...both regarding the relationship with my T and outside relationships. He tends to tell me that we've had conflicts before and have worked through them, so we'll work through them again. And he's said he wouldn't just kick me to the curb. I'm doing better accepting that, but it's still hard to truly believe it.
|