Posted by pegasus on June 10, 2004, at 17:03:58
In reply to Re: therapist vacation, posted by lifeworthliving on June 10, 2004, at 14:39:44
I don't think it means any of those things necessarily. I think it's just that human beings are predisposed to attach to other human beings, when the conditions are right (when we see them a lot, when they're in a supportive role for us, etc.). And those attachments are one way that humans are hardwired to learn certain things. We definitely attach to more than one person in our lives (think mother and spouse and therapist), and those attachments are obviously entirely different, because of the roles those people have in our lives, and the people themselves are different. But there are similarities.
Also, I think that sometimes the therapist-client attachment can feel so unexpectedly strong especially when it's the first real attachment a person has had in their life.
This is just my non-expert understanding. I find it comforting, but maybe it's more confusing for you to think about it this way?
pegasus
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