Article on Dependency

Posted by DaisyM on April 18, 2004, at 18:45:16

In reply to To DaisyM, posted by LG04 on April 18, 2004, at 16:39:06

Here is the link:
http://www.trauma-pages.com/steele-2001.htm
It is REALLY long but interesting. If you see yourself, I would bring it up in therapy. It helped me in my work see the difference between the "younger" me and the "childish" me. I still struggle with understanding this neediness with my therapist. He doesn't have a problem with it, but I feel intrusive and am mortified by the intensity some times. When I acknowledge the attachment, it scares me to death. From what I've seen here on the board, some Therapist work to manage and minimize the attachment by limiting contact. Others (like mine) want to work with the attachment so they increase contact, adding sessions or being available by phone.
I've said it before, but my Therapist has often said that he wishes the word "dependency" didn't have such a pejorative meaning. We pretty much talk about my attachment to him now, instead of my dependent state. Makes me feel at least a tiny bit better about it all. :(
Let me know what you think.

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