2006-09-15 10:42:26 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Because he listens, is sympathetic, and is there for you. It's everything you would want in a significant other.
2006-09-15 10:44:43 · answer #1 · answered by notyou311 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You go to psychotherapy becomes there is something in your life which you can not handle on your one and you don't know who else to turn too. If you then find a therapist who can help you get through this "something" you feel safe and want this person to be there fore you when ever a new crises comes,basically because you trust them to solve your problem. A therapist can also become somewhat of a substitute parent.
2006-09-16 19:25:08 · answer #2 · answered by Benita L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I recently underwent a course of therapy for something that happened over 40 years ago. I am male, my Therapist was female. I felt no "attachment" to her, but it was the first time I had openly cried in front of a stranger. The therapy worked and from initially feeling suicidal, I am now back to my normal happy self. I can understand how people could become "attached" My Therapist was a good listener, extremely patient and kind, and was a good listener who also gave sound advice. I never thought I would be able to unburden my sorrow so easily.
2006-09-15 21:19:27 · answer #3 · answered by researcher 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's the old Doctor/Patient syndrome.
You are at your most vulnerable point and having to open yourself up to someone who represents Authority, i.e. they are seen as an expert. That person then takes you by the hand and leads you out of pain or darkness.
It's a bit like becoming a child and being rescued by a kind adult. Many people who experience this don't want to let it go, therefore they form an attachment to that person.
2006-09-16 02:26:30 · answer #4 · answered by sarah b 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good therapist leads you on a journey of self-discovery, and it seems to me that it would be easy to confuse the person who brought you into such a deep self-understanding with the feeling you of self-discovery itself. Hence, a deep relationship is forged that may or may not reflect how things actually are.
2006-09-15 18:10:19 · answer #5 · answered by Andrew Noselli 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because the therapist is 100% there for you and doesn't judge you. He/she therefore is a safe person for you to project your deepest emotions and fears onto. A good therapist understands this, and will resist and challenge your attachment.
2006-09-15 17:52:52 · answer #6 · answered by Felida 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You feel vulnerable when you share intimate details about your life.
Your therapist provides a safe environment for sharing. Where else can you receive unconditional support and understanding when you explore events and feelings that would illicit judgment from almost everyone else?
2006-09-15 17:55:30 · answer #7 · answered by gardenpartygirl 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am rather cynical about this subject. Here we have a person, the worried well, who probably thinks ,or knows, he has no friends, or family who cares for him, or can understand him. Rather natural for him to become attached to a person he is paying to listen to his troubles.
2006-09-15 19:20:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably because the therapist has good listening skills and it is rare for most people to have someone to listen to them without being too judgemental.
2006-09-15 17:47:08 · answer #9 · answered by Nothing to say? 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think it might be transferrance. A person becomes attached to the one who brings some resolution to their problems.
2006-09-15 17:51:16 · answer #10 · answered by Sheryl R 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
they should be great listeners ,and anyone needing therapy needs that. also they probably get you to say things which you wouldn't admit elsewhere, while at the same time appearing non-judgemental. after all they are meant to be on your side , to help you make a better life.
2006-09-18 06:24:13 · answer #11 · answered by saywot? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋