Posted by crushedout on June 26, 2005, at 10:28:17
In reply to T comment about Babble, posted by gardenergirl on June 25, 2005, at 23:39:45
Hi gg,
My thoughts are that I don't know what the heck he's talking about. I mean, if you talk to anyone (say, a friend or a husband) about your feelings, are you also "bleeding off the transference" by not processing everything with him? I don't think our Ts should try to be, or want to be, or pretend to be our only sources of either emotional support or channels to understanding ourselves. Even if you see your T 5 hours a week, that just might not be enough, and you can't rely solely on your T.
While I *guess* I can *sort* of see his point, I don't think it's right for you to feel like a bad client for doing therapy, as it were, outside of therapy. I mean, are you not allowed to think or write, either? I often work out lots of stuff that way, and it feels a lot like therapy to me when I do. And then when I go in to see my T, I've already worked out certain things, but it's not like we run out of stuff to work on.
What do you think? Am I making sense, or am I just completely missing your T's point?
I'm not sure why this kind of struck a nerve for me. None of my Ts have ever suggested that I shouldn't rely on Babble (in fact, they seem pleased that I do), so I wouldn't think I'd be particularly sensitive about it. But excuse me if my tone is a little, um, cranky. :)
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