Posted by Tamar on March 20, 2005, at 18:54:27
In reply to Re: dream » Pfinstegg, posted by Shortelise on March 20, 2005, at 12:47:44
> He has said I can go back as I need to, that he'll be there for me.That’s good, isn’t it? I suppose it’s a bit like having good parents who want us to be independent: they give us a safety net so we know they will still support us.
> What hurts most is a feeling of rejection. It's childish, comes from way deep down in the memory of my heart. My head knows it's not true, but my heart confuses it with memories.
I can understand that feeling! Have you talked to your T about your feelings of rejection? A sense of rejection does seem to be a very natural response to ending therapy, and usually seems to be connected to the problems we’ve been working through. I think it’s probably quite important to talk about that with your T when you’re coming up to termination.
I was struck by the motif of clothing in your dream. It seems to me (not that I’m an expert) that clothing represents the way we present ourselves and perform ourselves in the world. That’s especially interesting since other people were looking at you. Are you worried about whether you are going to be yourself? It sounds very much like a dream about needing support and trying to make it on your own. In a way, it’s good that you got to a town after crawling on the rocks: maybe you feel deep down that you are able to be yourself enough to survive. Does that make sense?
Tamar
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