I have been under my current psych for 10 years. Previoulsy, I was bounced from one to another. Each time, it felt like I had to start again and it wasn't possible to build up trust as I don't trust people easily. Also, I would sometimes get attached and then they would leave and it would feel like such a loss to me. So I really appreciate my psych as he knows me well and we have good rapport and trust. I feel like he sees the whole of me, rather than a diagnosis and a collection of symptoms.
I also had a the same therapist for 8 years, which again, I really appreciated.
Sadly, in the NHS at least, it doesn';t happen enough.
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