Posted by brassneck on June 5, 2008, at 18:35:00
Hi everyone. I stumbled across these boards about a month ago, not long after I started seeing a new therapist after a yearlong hiatus from therapy. After just a handful of sessions, I realized that I was forming a powerful attachment to him. This was quite jarring for me, as I never bonded with my previous therapists in any substantial way. In fact, I can't even remember any of their names, and my memory is generally quite good. I'm not sure why I never connected with them, really--I could put forth some hypotheses, but I'll leave that for another (annoyingly verbose) post. For now, I only want to say that I was (and still am) quite confused and conflicted about the feelings I was (and, again, still am) developing for my new therapist, and so I turned to the Internet for comfort and insight into my experience. I ran a Google search for forums dedicated to the discussion of psychotherapy, and, well, here I am.
I thought about posting this on the Newbies board, but it doesn't seem very active. I'll probably stick mostly to this board, anyway, so perhaps it's most important that I introduce myself here. I'm not sure what else I should say. I'm dysthymic and suffer from anxiety. I'm a graduate student. As I mentioned above, I'm having a lot of trouble understanding and accepting my attachment to my therapist--not to mention expressing to him the feelings I'm having! Once I feel a little more settled in here, I'd like to post about these things in more detail, as I'd love to hear what others have to say in response. From what I've read so far, there are a lot of thoughtful and supportive people here, and I'm looking forward to getting involved. One disclaimer, though: I'm pretty shy (even online), so I have no idea how well this will go!
Brassneck
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