Posted by trvlr on March 17, 2007, at 2:08:09
Although I have been seeing my therapist for years and have worked through many issues, lately I have been overwhelmed by the realization of how dependent I am on him. I mean we have talked about "the whole father figure thing" several times in the past and how I always want to be externally validated by this mentor/father figure... But lately I can't handle the dependence. It is like I know I have to somehow face the fact that I am never going to have that "good father" or "good-enough mother" as it is often described. So what am I supposed to do? Because I still need that. I think about it every day. Even though my thoughts right now are aimed at my therapist I know that they are not about him they are about this unmet childhood need and I have no way to resolve that unmet need. It is making me crazy!!!!
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