Posted by Dinah on May 23, 2004, at 13:46:13
In reply to Does anyone want to talk about abandonment?, posted by terrics on May 23, 2004, at 11:11:17
As a DBT therapist, she should understand the fear of abandonment very well, and should be able to help you deal with your fears.
I know I don't need to tell you that it isn't your job to entertain your therapist. And that you "deserve" her services as much as anyone. I know that abandonment fears don't really respond well to logic or reassurances anyway. Or at least they don't for me.
I think my therapist has finally minimized my abandonment fears to about as low as they can realistically be. But it took years, a lot of patience on his part, and a lot of honesty on mine. Do you talk to your therapist about your fears?
(Oddly enough, I don't generally suffer from abandonment fears that much outside therapy. I think it's because I keep an emotional distance from most everything. My therapist is an exception that neither of us really understands.)
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