Posted by Daisym on November 2, 2004, at 19:47:36
In reply to Question about In Session, posted by Skittles on November 2, 2004, at 18:06:35
I have a total maternal attachment to my therapist, even though he is a male. Nothing sexual about this. So the chapter about this really help me understand it more. I think there is a case study of a female/female diad in that chapter too. I strongly recommend this book.
Have you told your therapist how painful your attachment is? I feel like I cycle back through this discussion with mine every few months. We just went through it again, in a bigger, more painful way than in the past. But if I hadn't told him, if I had to suffer on my own, I think I would have quit therapy. And slowly I'm beginning to believe him when he says that the best way to handle all of this is MORE contact, not less. Just knowing he is there for me is calming.
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