[BarefootBeach]

Has anyone felt they were or are addicted to therapy or their therapist? I really beleive I was and am going through a withdrawal on every level which began months before I got the strength to dump this horribly dangerous person who should have his license revoked. It has been a very painful awakening. He used to tell me I need a fix when I would reach out to him way too much; he loved it and would laugh about it....sick! I asked him once if he thought I was addicted to therapy and he pretended like he did not hear me. I was so meek then, I let it slide, among many other unanswered questions. Appreciate any thoughts.

[SlumberKitty]

I don't think I was ever addicted to therapy or to my therapist but I was very attached to my former Therapist. The only reason I stopped seeing her was because she got MS and couldn't physically see clients anymore. I was so attached to her that for two years it physically hurt not having her in my life. It sort of sounds like addiction but I have what my Pastor Therapist calls a physiological and emotional addiction to something else and the two things don't feel the same.


I'm sorry you went through so much with this therapist. He sounds very unprofessional and unethical. I imagine it might take a lot of time to heal from such an experience. Give yourself as much time as you need.

[here today]

Yes, addicted to (the idea and what I thought was the promise of) therapy more that any individual therapist per se, I think.

[BarefootBeach]

Thank you for your replies. I really appreciate them. I was addicted to a fantasy and wish. All the unmet needs that were never and will never be met. A definite trauma bond was created and front and center. For me, acceptance is the cure and a lot of time and awareness. I hope this pattern is broken for good because it has been repeated my entire life because I had no self. I do now.