Posted by LG04 on May 11, 2004, at 6:33:42
In reply to Doing better but scared..., posted by Pandabear on May 10, 2004, at 16:37:55
Hi, I relate to your post a lot. I feel scared when I don't need my therapist as much (though it doesn't happen often). I also have major dependency issues. I think I feel that dependency is the same thing as closeness. It's hard for me to feel close to her unless I am feeling dependent upon her. It's also hard for me to feel that she is still there for me if I don't talk to her often. Like a two-year-old, when the ball goes behind the couch, it's gone...even though it's really still there, we just can't see it. I am like a 2-year-old in that way. It's hard for me to understand that she's there for me even in the "in-between" sessions and phone calls.
I've had so much else going on that we haven't had time yet to really explore this but it's on our agenda.
I don't have this issue by the way with most of my friends. It only comes out in deeply intimate relationships.
LG
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