Posted by Dinah on January 28, 2004, at 12:54:39
In reply to Transference and SOs - Miss Honeychurch, posted by All Done on January 28, 2004, at 12:35:32
I wonder sometimes if the emotional intimacy with our therapists isn't some sort of betrayal of the vows.
But since my transference is purely maternal. And since my husband knows full well (and it's true) that I don't have enough in common with my therapist to enjoy spending time with him outside of sessions or even to want him as a friend, my husband isn't really jealous. Although my husband mentioned once that he thought my therapist was attractive, but he knows what physical "type" I find attractive and my therapist isn't it, so he wasn't overly concerned about it.
But is it ok to tell our therapists things we would never tell our husbands? And if we didn't have therapists would we be forced into closer intimacy with our husbands? I can't think that would be a good thing for our marriage.....
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