Posted by Dinah on April 19, 2004, at 9:14:42
In reply to Transferance, definition?, posted by ziggy2004 on April 19, 2004, at 1:37:26
Unfortunately, there isn't one agreed upon definition.
Narrowly construed, it means taking the feelings we have for others in our lives (our parents for example) and transfering them to someone else (our therapist for example). So if you saw your mother as controlling, you'll interpret your therapist's actions as controlling even if they aren't.
A bit wider, and it's the habitual ways we have of interacting with people.
Some people define transference as the feelings that crop up for our therapist caused by both our own unique past and the rather unusual relationship that is therapy, and some also toss in all feelings we have for our therapist.
So the first step would be finding out how whoever told you you were experiencing transference defines it.
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