Posted by tinydancer on March 2, 2004, at 12:10:02
In reply to Not exactly an answer to your question but...*MT*, posted by KindGirl on March 1, 2004, at 9:08:34
Thanks for your input, Kind Girl.
Your story about being taken advantage of in high school is bone chilling. What a horror to know that there are predators like that in our children's schools! Unbelievable. I cannot even begin to imagine how this devestated your life.
However, I think it is important to clarify the difference between being a child and taken advantage of and being an adult who is acting out of their own wishes. The fact is I know my T is way too dedicated to helping me that he would never cross the line, even if he wanted to.
It is possible to be attracted to someone and love someone without it being wrong, being transference and so on. Obviously a therapeutic relationship presents a different set of rules and risks.
I know if something ever did happen while he was my therapist, that it has high potential to be damaging to both the therapy and his and my life, but I definitley do not see my feelings as being wrong or pure transference. He is a super guy, with super qualities. I'm rambling here but I just want to draw some lines between experiences.
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