Posted by chiron on July 27, 2008, at 0:52:56
I went to a new med dr. He concluded I had an attachment disorder based on the facts that I didn't have a very hard time when my dad died, and that I am 35 and still have not had a serious relationship.
When I told my therapist this, she said she hated lables and didn't think I was that extreme.
I admit I have some attachment issues, mostly from being in a depressive state. It can detach yourself from the world, or make you want to hid from it. I have friends, according to my therapist I have a "lot" of friends.
And the romantic relationship issue? I have man issues. I sought out therapy for that, and she basically said that she enjoyed talking to me but she didn't feel like she was helping.
However, the "attachment issue" may be part of the reason I get this anxious loneliness that I hate. Even when I don't feel like doing anything.
I don't have a traumatic childhood, it wasn't great but it wasn't bad. I just can't think of how any therapy could help w/ attachment disorders. I've read books. I've already had a handful of therapists for depression mostly.
And I believe some of it is biological. If my mood is good (like when I first tried Adderall), I don't get the lonely anxiousness.
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