Posted by Aphrodite on December 23, 2004, at 8:48:40
In reply to Would love to hear others' experiences.., posted by Pfinstegg on December 22, 2004, at 18:41:53
It is so, so wonderful that all parts of you are welcome and safe no matter what. I am sure he distinguishes that your younger parts are projecting things on to him and he knows not to take that personally. Still, I understand how that must cause anxiety about the safety and continuation of your therapy. Since the goal is integration, he knows that your parts are not going to be in agreement.
All of my parts see my T differently. The little girl who adores him, the teenager who thinks he's another untrustworthy grownup, the authentic adult who admires his intelligence and spirituality, and the cyncial adult who thinks he's a hack:) The problem for me is that I have a T who is often unsettled by the various attitudes at times and doesn't always distinguish these parts and often has to retract statements after something has angered or upset him. He's getting much, much better about this, though.
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