What does it mean to be attached?

I doesn't say they were. And it was tongue in cheek. But people who visit here regularly have formed an attachment. That's life.

. . . or a cyber-addiction. LOL.

I think if reading and posting on an anonymous online message board is an attachment then it is just further proof to me that the concept of attachment is meaningless. It doesn't seem to be on quite the same level as having an emotional connection with a real life human being, but I could be wrong. LOL.

I personally would call the internet reading and posting a habit and not an attachment, but words mean different things to different people.

I also don't think attachment is horrible or evil. I would like to be emotionally attached to a real person, but it's too terrifying. I have always been like this and I don't think I'm a psychopath or whatever for having this problem. It's because of very severe childhood abuse and neglect and I don't think I'm a freak for struggling with this.

I"m tempted now to ask my T. if she gets attached to her clients. Yeah, in hopes that she admits she's somewhat attached to me.

Here is a definition of attached
What is ATTACHMENT? definition of ATTACHMENT (Psychology Dictionary)

While I do form attachments to some other people who are real to me and I am quite attached to my pets, I do not find this definition fits the experience I have with the therapists I hire. I am not soothed or comforted or calmed by the presence of either woman. I do not find either of the two of them supportive or comforting or calming. If one or the other of them goes away, I am not distressed nor do I miss them. It would not be out of the question, due to their age, for one or both to die or retire. The thought of either of those things occurring does not bother me. I do not believe I would be sad (I am not looking for them to die - it just would have nothing to do with me). I do not have an emotional closeness with either of them. And I don't want to have it with either of them. I see no benefit to it with therapists for me. I do have it with people who are real to me and in my life and it is okay.

Uh-oh - i think im kind of attached to some people here! So we're modern pen-pals. I was quite attached to book characters and magazine models because i had family who chose not to attach to me, for their various reasons. Now, real attachment just seems too hard - like being on a teeter-totter when i was a kid; since i was heavier than most kids my age, it just fell flat on my end.

Mine says she's attached to me AND cares about me deeply. But I don't know, it's all or nothing for me. My feelings aren't in any way balanced. Some days I love her, others I completely despise her and sometimes I don't feel anything at all (usually after her holidays). I don't think I know what attachment means.