Posted by Dinah on November 9, 2002, at 12:52:22
There's a chance that my long term therapist may be leaving town. I've been seeing him over 7 years and I'm attached to him, perhaps too much so. He seems like my safe harbour.
Has anyone in similar circumstances lost their therapist and had it not be a harmful experience?
I know the theory is that I can take whay I learned from him and apply it in my life, and to another therapist if necessary. I know that the theory is that if I learned to trust him (a huge issue for me, as is fear of abandonment) I can use what I learned to develop trust in another therapist. But that just sounds like theory. I would guess that the reality is that I would be less likely than ever to trust anyone, and more likely to protect myself against future loss in a dysfunctional manner.
But I'd be happy to be wrong about that.
poster:Dinah
thread:1493
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