Posted by All Done on January 19, 2004, at 1:01:52
This may seem like something that belongs on Psycho-Social-Babble, but bear with me.
The other evening I was watching a show called "Date Patrol" where they take someone who hasn't dated in a while and gives him or her a total makeover. They were talking about body language and flirting and at one point, they mentioned something called mirroring. They told the woman who was trying to meet guys that she should watch what the guy she is talking to does and then do the same thing as him within 5 - 50 seconds. They said this is flirty.
Anyway, to my point. The other day in my therapy session - prior to watching this show - I noticed that my therapist puts his hand on his chin when I put my hand on my chin, crosses his legs when I cross mine, leans forward when I do, and so on. He does it all the time, I think. Also, when talking about my transference feelings for him, he told me it was okay for me to flirt. Do you think therapists try to encourage transference or does it just usually happen so naturally that they don't have to? Just wondering what you all think.
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